F. Schwarz, A. Ramanauskaite, W. Wetzel, S. Mayer, K. Obreja, P. Parvini

Clinical outcomes following a combined vertical and horizontal alveolar ridge augmentation and two‐stage implant placement using either autogenous tooth roots or autogenous bone blocks

  • General Dentistry
  • Oral Surgery
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AbstractAimTo assess and compare the short‐term clinical outcomes following a combined vertical and horizontal alveolar ridge augmentation and two‐stage implant placement using either autogenous tooth roots (TR) or autogenous bone blocks (AB).Materials and methodsA total of n = 27 patients (TR/AB: 13/14) exhibiting n = 31 implants (TR/AB: 14/17) were available for the analysis. Each subject had been allocated to a combined vertical and horizontal alveolar ridge augmentation using either (1) healthy TR (e.g., retained wisdom teeth), or (2) monocortical AB harvested from the retromolar area (i.e. external oblique line). Clinical parameters (e.g., bleeding on probing, BOP; probing pocket depth, PD; mucosal recession, MR) were recorded after a follow‐up period of 16.03 ± 4.3 months following implant placement.ResultsThe survival rates amounted to 100% in both groups. TR and AB grafted sites were associated with similar changes in mean BOP (8.97 ± 27.73%; 11.90 ± 18.97%), PD (0.53 ± 0.49; 0.47 ± 0.67 mm), and MR (0.03 ± 0.13; 0.0 ± 0.02 mm) values. The incidence of peri‐implant mucositis and peri‐implantitis at the patient level amounted to 15.38% and 0.0% in the TR‐, and 28.57% and 7.14% in the AB group.ConclusionsBoth surgical procedures were associated with peri‐implant tissue health and stability on the short‐term.

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