Alveolar Bone Loss
Conditions
Brief summary
surgical horizontal augmentation for maxillary alveolar ridge using minimally invasive subperiosteal tunneling in comparison to conventional surgical technique
Interventions
PROCEDUREsubperiosteal tunneling for horizontal alveolar ridge augmentation
subperiosteal dissection through horizontal incision only
PROCEDUREconventional alveolar ridge augmentation
horizontal alveolar ridge augmentation through trapezoidal flap
Sponsors
Fayoum University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults over 18 years old seeking an implant-supported restoration with deficient horizontal posterior maxillary alveolar ridge, at area of one or two missed teeth of less than 5 mm buccolingual width. * Minimum vertical height of 8 mm. * Gingival tissue of healthy adequate keratinization, more than 2mm.
Exclusion criteria
* The presence of uncontrolled diabetes or any other systemic condition which may complicate the surgical procedure or interfere with bone healing * Radiotherapy to the head and neck region * Chemotherapy within the last 12 months * Uncontrolled periodontitis * Smoking * Bisphosphonate therapy * Pregnancy * Presence of periapical infection or lesion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maxillary alveolar bone width | 6 months | increase of the alveolar bone buccolingually for horizontal ridge augmentation |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed