Horizontal maxillary augmentation with autogenous bone Calvaria versus Mandibular Ramus
- Conditions
- Bone resporptionBoneloss10005944
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 36
1. Patients of 18 years and older and in need for bilateral dental implant
placement in the posterior maxilla
2. Atrophic maxilla; horizontal bone deficiency of less than 4 mm of the
alveolar ridge in the horizontal plane (class III, IV atrophy according to
Cawood and Howell classification)
3. Enough volume of the mandibular ramus to facilitate bone harvesting
4. Absence of visible active inflammation
1. Medical condition that contraindicates surgery; from ASA III
2. History of radiotherapy in the head and neck region
3. History of Bisphosphonate medication (intravenous)
4. History (within the last 3 months) of using (at least weekly or more
frequently) smokeless chewing tobacco, smoking a pipe, cigar or cigarette (at a
rate of more than10 cigarettes per day)
5. Disability (mental and/or physical) to maintain basic oral hygiene
procedures
6. Unhealed extraction sites (less than 6 weeks post extraction)
7. Patients unwilling or incapable of understanding and signing the informed
consent
8. Patients who are pregnant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary Objective:<br /><br>Volumetric changes of the different bone grafts </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary Objective(s):<br /><br>- Histological evaluation: percentage of vital bone (bone sample after 6<br /><br>months)<br /><br>- Patient related outcomes: satisfaction and pain<br /><br>- Complications/morbidity donor sites </p><br>