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Mandibular Ridge Splitting Versus Khoury Shell Technique

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Horizontal Augmentation of Atrophic Posterior Mandible
Interventions
Procedure: ridge splitting in group and khoury shell technique in the other group
Registration Number
NCT03781518
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

Mandibular ridge splitting with complete separation of the buccal cortical plate versus Khoury shell technique for horizontal augmentation of atrophic posterior mandible

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
22
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with atrophic mandible with residual bone width 3 to 4 mm.
  • Both sexes.
  • No intraoral soft and hard tissue pathology
  • No systemic condition that contraindicate implant placement.
Exclusion Criteria
  • • Any pathology in the posterior mandible.

    • Heavy smokers more than 20 cigarettes per day.
    • Patients with systemic disease that may affect normal healing.
    • Psychiatric problems
    • Disorders to implant are related to history of radiation therapy to the head and neck neoplasia, or bone augmentation to implant site.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
khoury shell techniqueridge splitting in group and khoury shell technique in the other groupbone block is taken from the ramus to augment deficient posterior mandible and splinting with screws
ridge splittingridge splitting in group and khoury shell technique in the other groupMandibular ridge splitting with complete separation of the buccal cortical plate for horizontal augmentation of atrophic mandible and splinting with screws
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Amount of horizontal bone gain (bone width)4 months

measurement using CBCT

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Soft tissue healing1 months

Dehiscence or no dehiscence

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo University

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Cairo, Egypt

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