Preaugmentation Soft Tissue Expansion: A Report of Four Pilot Cases
Joint Authors
Asa’ad, Farah
Ferrantino, Luca
Bellucci, Gionata
Trisciuoglio, Davide
Taschieri, Silvio
Del Fabbro, Massimo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This pilot study aimed at investigating the safety and feasibility of pre-augmentation soft tissue expansion (STE).
Tissue expanders of different sizes (from 240 to 1300 mm3) were implanted subperiosteally in four patients requiring vertical and/or horizontal bone augmentation, and left in situ for 20–60 days, according to the expander size.
Guided bone regeneration was carried out after STE completion.
Horizontal and vertical bone gains were analyzed through CBCT.
Optical scanning and superimposition of cast models were used for volumetric analysis.
The mean soft tissue volume increase was 483.8 ± 251.7 mm3.
Horizontal bone gain averaged 3 mm in two successfully expanded sites while one case had a vertical bone gain of 8 mm.
Despite promising outcomes in bone and soft tissue gain, the present technique needs improvement before being applied routinely in everyday dental practice.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Asa’ad, Farah& Bellucci, Gionata& Ferrantino, Luca& Trisciuoglio, Davide& Taschieri, Silvio& Del Fabbro, Massimo. 2018. Preaugmentation Soft Tissue Expansion: A Report of Four Pilot Cases. Case Reports in Dentistry،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141994
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Asa’ad, Farah…[et al.]. Preaugmentation Soft Tissue Expansion: A Report of Four Pilot Cases. Case Reports in Dentistry No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141994
American Medical Association (AMA)
Asa’ad, Farah& Bellucci, Gionata& Ferrantino, Luca& Trisciuoglio, Davide& Taschieri, Silvio& Del Fabbro, Massimo. Preaugmentation Soft Tissue Expansion: A Report of Four Pilot Cases. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141994
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141994