PURPOSE This prospective, controlled split-mouth study evaluated the stability of dental implants placed in the augmented mandibular areas with alveolar segmental "sandwich" osteotomies using nonceramic hydroxyapatite (ncHA) or autogenous bone. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 11 bilaterally partially edentulous mandibular patients in a split-mouth design. Alveolar augmentation osteot...

Introduction: In recent decades, the number of dental implant procedures has shown significant growth worldwide, reaching about one million implants per year. Brazil, in there been a very rapid evolution dentistry with high success rates. Several materials can be used as bone graft, each different properties, for example, regarding neovascularization. Guided regeneration favors formation new ti...

Objective The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the radiographic changes and histologic healing following alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) using autogenous whole tooth (AWTG), test group, versus demineralized dentin graft (ADDG), control group. Material methods Twenty non-molar teeth indicated for extraction were into two groups (n = 10/group). Extracted prepared AW...

This report describes treatment of a patient using vertical alveolar ridge augmentation performed prior to transposition of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN). A preoperative computerized tomographic (CT) scan revealed 2 to 3 mm of bone above the canal in the left mandibular molar region. An autogenous bone graft harvested from the chin area was utilized along with a titanium mesh for vertical a...

The orthodontic management of congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors has three common treatment approaches: space closure by means of canine substitution, the placement of an endosseous dental implant, and a tooth supported restoration. Replacement of the missing teeth with an endosseous dental implant is a viable option, especially when adjacent teeth are healthy and unrestored ( Koki...

OBJECTIVE In the last decade, several investigators have reported that standard length implants (SLIs) have achieved excellent results but no report regarding SLIs (i.e. SLI, length=13 mm) inserted into alveolar bone sites previously augmented with frozen bone (FB) is available. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of SLIs inserted into alveolar bone sites previously augme...

The maxillary sinuses impose an important influence on partially or fully edentulous maxillary rehabilitations with dental implants. In a rehabilitation process with implants the space to place a dental prosthesis over an implant may be jeopardized by the remaining space between the dental arches. Because of this small space, an alveolar crest onlay bone graft is unlikable to be made. However i...