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Bone spreader technique: a preliminary 3-year study.

Renato Sussumu Nishioka¹, Francisley Avila Souza

¹Department of Dental Materials and Prostodontics, State University of São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil. Nishioka@fosjc.unesp.br

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|December 19, 2009

Summary

This study shows that a bone spreader technique for immediate dental implant placement in the maxilla has a high survival rate. This minimally invasive method achieved a 95.58% success rate over three years.

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Area of Science:

Dental Implantology
Oral Surgery
Bone Grafting Techniques

Background:

Immediate dental implant placement in resorbed bone presents challenges.
Standardized dilation techniques are crucial for successful osseointegration.
Minimally invasive approaches are preferred in bone augmentation procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the clinical outcomes of immediate implant placement using a bone spreading and dilation technique.
To assess the efficacy of a screw-type expander and threadformers in horizontally resorbed maxilla.
To determine the survival rate of dental implants placed with this crest-expanding method.

Main Methods:

A cohort of 53 patients with 41 treated edentulous areas in the maxilla.
Immediate implant placement using a bone spreader and screw-type threadformers.
Insertion torque of at least 40 Ncm and abutment delivery at 4-6 months.

Main Results:

Sixty-eight implants were placed with an overall failure rate of 4.41% (3 failures).
A retrieved implant after 3 years showed bone resorption to the third thread level.
The cumulative survival rate for this implant placement method was 95.58% at 3 years.

Conclusions:

The bone spreader technique is a less invasive alternative to traditional methods like Summers' osteotome.
This crest-expanding technique demonstrates an unusually low failure rate in the maxilla.
The study confirms the viability of bone spreading for immediate implant placement in resorbed bone.