Self-inflating oral tissue expander for ridge augmentation in the severely atrophic mandible.
In dentistry, tissue expanders have been used to obtain sufficient soft tissue for alveolar bone augmentation in the severely atrophic ridge. Herein, we review two cases of soft tissue augmentation using a self-inflating tissue expander in patients in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital for bone graft and implant operations. The results of each patient were presented using pre-operative and post-operative radiographs and clinical exams. The results of our study indicate successful bone graft and implant surgery using a self-inflating tissue expander.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Sung-Ho
SH
Park
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Sung-Keun
SK
Choi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Jin-Hyun
JH
Jang
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Jin-Woo
JW
Kim
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Ji-Youn
JY
Kim
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Myung-Rae
MR
Kim
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Sun-Jong
SJ
Kim
Soft tissue; Tissue expansion; Tissue expansion devices