title: Reconstruction of atrophied anterior mandible with an inlay technique and resorbable miniplates: a case report.
abstract: This case report describes an inlay augmentation procedure with resorbable bone plates and fixation screws in a case of vertical atrophy of the anterior mandible. After 3 months from the surgery, vertical bone height augmentation was evaluated, and at the time of implant insertion, core biopsies from the grafted area were taken. Moreover, 8 months after the start of prosthetic loading, radiographic assessments showed no pathological signs. This case report shows that the effectiveness of resorbable plates during the graft healing process is similar to that of titanium plates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Implantology, School of Dentistry, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy. pietro.felice@unibo.it
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Felice
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pistilli
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piana
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Checchi
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nisii
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iezzi
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001857:Bone Matrix / Q000637:transplantation; D001860:Bone Plates; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: C077540:Bio-Oss; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008903:Minerals; D011098:Polyglactin 910