Reconstruction of an atrophied posterior mandible with the inlay technique and inorganic bovine bone block: a case report.
A 53-year-old woman underwent bilateral reconstruction of her severely atrophic posterior mandible using inlay inorganic bovine bone block grafting. Four months later, a bone specimen was taken for histologic evaluation and eight dental implants were placed. These implants were loaded with a provisional prosthesis after another 4 months. When the definitive prosthesis was inserted 8 months postsurgery, all implants were osseointegrated. Histologic analysis showed that the grafted bone was lined with newly formed bone. The results indicate that inorganic bovine bone blocks might serve as an alternative to autogenous grafting for posterior mandibular augmentation using the inlay technique.
Department of Oral and Dental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. felicepietro@yahoo.it
Pietro
P
Felice
Adriano
A
Piattelli
Giovanna
G
Iezzi
Marco
M
Degidi
Claudio
C
Marchetti
D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D001284:Atrophy; D001706:Biopsy; D001857:Bone Matrix / Q000637:transplantation*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002417:Cattle; D003094:Collagen; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
C106416:Bio-Gide; C077540:Bio-Oss; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008903:Minerals; D003094:Collagen