title: Performance and safety of collagenated xenogeneic bone block for lateral alveolar ridge augmentation and staged implant placement. A monocenter, prospective single-arm clinical study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the clinical safety and performance of collagenated xenogeneic bone block (CXBB) for lateral alveolar ridge augmentation and two-stage implant placement.
  
  
  METHODS
  In ten patients exhibiting a single-tooth gap, the surgical procedure included the preparation of mucoperiosteal flaps, a rigid fixation of CXBB (Geistlich Bio-Graft®) using an osteosynthesis screw, and contour augmentation. After 24 weeks of submerged healing, the primary endpoint was defined as the final ridge width sufficient to place an adequately dimensioned titanium implant at the respective sites. Secondary outcomes included, for example, the gain in ridge width (mm). Clinical parameters (e.g., bleeding on probing - BOP, probing depth - PD, mucosal recession - MR) were assessed immediately after the cementation of the crown and at the final visit.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At 24 weeks, implant placement could be achieved in 8 of 10 patients exhibiting a mean gain in ridge width (mean ± SD) of 3.88 ± 1.75 mm. Histological analysis has pointed to a homogeneous osseous organization of CXBB. The changes of mean BOP, PD, and MR values at the final visit amounted to 16.62 ± 32.02%, 0.04 ± 0.21 mm, and -0.04 ± 0.12 mm, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CXBB may be successfully used to support lateral alveolar ridge augmentation and two-stage implant placement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Ilja
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mihatovic
authors.affiliation: FORM, Frankfurt Oral Regenerative Medicine, Clinic for Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Shahram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghanaati
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes
keywords: alveolar ridge augmentation; clinical study; collagenated xenogeneic bone block (CXBB); histological analysis