Ridge Preservation With Putty Allografts

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · May 16, 2019

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ClinConnect Summary

Thirty patients will be treated using the principles of guided bone regeneration utilizing a full thickness flap for ridge preservation. Fifteen test patients will receive an intrasocket demineralized and mineralized combination putty allograft (MinerOss Putty, BioHorizons) covered with a regenerative tissue matrix membrane (AlloDerm GBR, BioHorizons). The positive control group of fifteen patients will receive an intrasocket demineralized putty allograft (Puros, Zimmer) covered with a regenerative tissue matrix membrane (AlloDerm GBR, BioHorizons). Approximately, four months post-surgery, ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Have one non-molar tooth requiring extraction that will be replaced by a dental implant. The site must be bordered by at least one tooth.
• • 2. Healthy male or female who is at least 18 years old.
• • 3. Patients must sign an informed consent approved by the University of Louisville Human Studies Committee.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Patients with debilitating systemic diseases, or diseases that have a clinically significant effect on the periodontium.
• • 2. Presence or history of osteonecrosis of jaws.
• • 3. Patients who are currently taking IV bisphosphonates or who had IV treatment with bisphosphonates irrespective of duration.
• • 4. Patients who have been treated with oral bisphosphonates for more than three years.
• • 5. Patients with an allergy to any material or medication used in the study.
• • 6. Patients who need prophylactic antibiotics
• • 7. Previous head and neck radiation therapy.
• • 8. Chemotherapy in the previous 12 months.
• • 9. Patients on long term NSAID or steroid therapy.
• • 10. Pregnant or lactating patients.