A Prospective Study: Alveolar Ridge Augmentation Using Tenting Screws, Acellular Dermal Matrix and Combination Particulate Grafts

Launched by THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO · Apr 5, 2012

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ClinConnect Summary

Guided bone regeneration procedures are used to re-establish a bone dimension sufficient to place a dental implant. The primary objective of the study is to determine whether there is any difference in the gain of horizontal alveolar ridge width following guided bone regeneration surgery using a combined autogenous/allogenic particulate bone graft versus a particulate allograft alone. Autogenous bone has historically been considered the gold standard for alveolar ridge grafting; however, other materials including allografts and xenografts have also been used with excellent results. This stu...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • subject with a partially edentulous ridge of the maxilla or mandible with at least one tooth-span in length and inadequate buccolingual dimension for dental implant placement as measured clinically and radiographically
• • live within "catchment area" of 50 mile radius from San Antonio
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • unstable systemic disease (such as compromised immune system)
• • patient taking steroids or other medications affecting bone metabolism
• • patient with history of radiation therapy to head \& neck
• • history of previous ridge augmentation procedure or pathology at local jaw site
• • smokers who smoke \> 10 cigarettes per day