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HERO ID
7071079
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
A bone regenerative approach to alveolar ridge maintenance following tooth extraction. Report of 10 cases
Author(s)
Lekovic, V; Kenney, EB; Weinlaender, M; Han, T; Klokkevold, P; Nedic, M; Orsini, M; ,
Year
1997
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Journal of Periodontology
ISSN:
0022-3492
EISSN:
1943-3670
Language
English
PMID
9203100
DOI
10.1902/jop.1997.68.6.563
Abstract
TEN PATIENTS WHO REQUIRED two or more anterior teeth extractions were utilized in this study. Extraction procedures were carried out with a full thickness surgical flap approach. After flap reflection, teeth were removed with a minimum of trauma to the surrounding bone. Following extraction silicone-based impression techniques were used to produce a model of the alveolar process and small metal pins were placed in the alveolus to be used as fixed points to make measurements of ridge dimensions. One socket was covered with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) barrier membrane (experimental site); the other socket was a conventional control. The soft tissue flaps were then mobilized using periosteal releasing incision and the wound closed with ePTFE mattress sutures. Six months following extraction, patients were treated with flap surgery to expose both extractions sites to remove the ePTFE membranes and to measure ridge dimensions using the pins as fixed points. Clinical and model measurements have shown statistically significant better ridge dimensions at experimental sites than at control (P < or = 0.05). Three patients with exposed membranes had similar dimensional changes as controls. Results from this study suggested that this improved technique offers a predictable alveolar ridge maintenance enhancing the bone quality for dental implant procedures and esthetic restorative dentistry.
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