Use of titanium mesh in implant site development for restorative-driven implant placement: case report. Part 2: surgical protocol for single-tooth esthetic zone sites.

There are many techniques in the dental implant literature to augment bone for implant site development. The use of rigid titanium mesh was first described by Boyne in the mid-1980s to maintain regenerative space and to aid in unimpeded bone healing. Ti-mesh was used in this case report to demonstrate the predictability of this technique in creating bone augmentation in both a lateral and vertical direction prior to the placement of a single implant in site No. 5. The article describes the surgical steps for the use of ti-mesh in a single esthetic zone site with a 3-year follow-up.