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One-stage Versus Two-stage Inverted U-shaped Ridge Splitting

One-stage Versus Two-stage Inverted U-shaped Ridge Splitting With Simultaneous Implant Placement for Treatment of Anterior Maxillary Alveolar Ridge Undercut (a Comparative Randomized Clinical Trial)

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04720495
Enrollment
14
Registered
2021-01-22
Start date
2019-10-01
Completion date
2020-09-30
Last updated
2021-01-22

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Conditions

Maxillary Ridge Augmentation

Brief summary

Fourteen patients having anterior maxillary undercut defect were selected to match a list of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The participants were randomly allocated using a computer system into two groups: Group A undergo inverted U-shaped maxillary ridge splitting using piezotomes with simultaneous implant placement in the same surgery. Group B undergo inverted U-shaped maxillary ridge splitting as a first stage and after four weeks, ridge expansion and implant placement will be performed with only envelop flap. Assessment included measurements of bone gain at the undercut defect and bone density labial to implants in each group from the cone-beam computed tomography

Interventions

PROCEDUREOne stage ridge splitting with simultaneous implant placement

A full mucoperiosteal flap was raised using the sharp periosteal elevator to expose the bone crestally and buccally. An inverted U-shaped bone cut, down to the cancellous bone, was done in the undercut area with a piezoelectric device. The horizontal bone cut was made apical to the most concave point in the undercut area with a distance of 3 mm. The two vertical bone cuts were placed at least 1 mm away from the adjacent roots and extended beyond the undercut area. The released bone end was minimally elevated using a periosteotome through a greenstick fracture. All implants were installed with the implant shoulders flush to the bone level using a low-speed drilling procedure.

PROCEDURETwo-stage ridge splitting with implant placement

The first surgery is the same as one stage ridge splitting Four weeks later, after revascularization between the bone block and the mucoperiosteum, the second surgery will be performed. A crestal incision was done and the envelope flap slightly elevated to preserve the blood supply. The implants will be placed in the same manner as one stage ridge splitting

Sponsors

Hams Hamed Abdelrahman
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Adult patients (20-45) years of age with no sex predilection * At least one tooth missing in the anterior maxilla * The presence of a labial undercut \>2 mm in thickness which is not able to house an implant * The presence of adequate bone width near the alveolar bone crest * The absence of a vertical bone defect.

Exclusion criteria

* History of any systemic disease that would contraindicate surgery example uncontrolled diabetes. * Pregnancy or lactation. * Long-term amino-bisphosphonate therapy. * Smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day. * Alcohol or drug abuse. * Uncontrolled periodontal disease. * Active infection. * Inadequate inter-incisal space. * Bruxism or clenching.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in bone density buccal to the implantbaseline and 4 monthsBone density was evaluated by CBCT
Change in bone width gain at the undercut areabaseline and 4 monthsBone width gain was evaluated by CBCT

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026