title: Comparison of intraoral harvest sites in the edentulous versus dentate specimen.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to compare the edentulous vs dentate specimen intraoral bone harvest sites. We wished to identify if there were any sites that yielded similar quantities of bone regardless of the status of the dentition.
  
  
  METHODS
  There were 59 cadavers in the study. Three continuous outcomes (area, thickness, and volume) were measured for each cadaver at 4 sites (zygoma, symphysis, ramus, and coronoid).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Status of the dentition was not a factor in the quantity of harvested bone in regard to surface area and volume. The only difference noted between the dentate and edentulous groups was the thickness in the symphysis and zygomaticomaxillary buttress, with the dentate group, on average, having greater thickness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There appeared to be similar amounts of bone available in dentate and edentulous specimens in our study. This information should encourage clinicians to consider intraoral bone harvest for augmentation of an edentulous ridge regardless of the status of the dentition.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: hanschristian2@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Hans C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Brockhoff
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.affiliation: Director, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Faculty, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Finn
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Ceib
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy