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Alveolar Ridge Split Technique Using Piezosurgery with Specially Designed Tips.

Alessandro Moro¹, Giulio Gasparini¹, Enrico Foresta¹

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Medical School, Rome, Italy.

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|March 2, 2017

Summary

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New surgical tips simplify alveolar ridge expansion for dental implants. This technique effectively treats horizontal bone defects, enhancing prosthetic rehabilitation outcomes for patients with atrophic ridges.

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dental Implantology
Bone Augmentation Techniques

Background:

Atrophic ridges present a common challenge in prosthetic rehabilitation.
Alveolar ridge split technique is used for horizontal bone deficits.
Effective bone augmentation is crucial for dental implant success.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe novel surgical tips for treating atrophic ridges with transversal bone deficit.
To present a two-step piezosurgical split technique for alveolar ridge expansion.
To evaluate the efficacy of new piezosurgical tips in alveolar ridge augmentation.

Main Methods:

Utilized newly designed piezosurgical tips for alveolar ridge splitting.
Employed a two-step piezosurgical split technique involving specific osteotomies.
Incorporated mandibular ramus graft as an interpositional graft in some cases.
Treated 15 patients requiring prosthetic rehabilitation due to atrophic ridges.

Main Results:

All treated areas achieved adequate width and height for implant insertion.
The new tips enhanced the effectiveness of the alveolar ridge split technique and piegosurgery.
Successful horizontal and vertical bone augmentation was achieved in all cases.
The technique proved simple, safe, and effective for managing bone defects.

Conclusions:

The novel piezosurgical tips significantly improve the alveolar ridge split technique.
Piezosurgery offers a safe and effective method for horizontal and vertical bone augmentation.
This approach facilitates successful prosthetic rehabilitation in patients with atrophic ridges.