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Leila Elraee1, Hala Kamal Abdel Gaber2, Hakem H Elsayed1
1Periodontology and Diagnosis Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Modern Science and arts University, Cairo, Egypt.
Objectives:
This study aimed to compare the dentin block (D-group) harvested from impacted wisdom teeth with autogenous ramus bone block (A-group) for horizontal alveolar ridge augmentation.
Materials And Methods:
Forty-two patients with anterior missing teeth and horizontal ridge defect were randomly assigned to two groups (n = 21 per group) to receive either dentin block group or autogenous bone block. Six months after the augmentation, dental implants were placed in all patients, and a core biopsy was performed for histological evaluation in addition to clinical and radiographic evaluation using cone beam computed tomography. The primary outcome was the mean overall clinical ridge width gain (CRWG) after 6 months of augmentation. Secondary outcomes were the overall radiographic ridge width gain (RRWG) after 6 months of augmentation and descriptive histological analysis with histomorphometric assessment of bone fraction %.
Results:
All sites healed uneventfully, and the mean overall CRWG 6 months after augmentation was 3.52 ± 0.56 mm and 2.24 ± 0.86 mm in the D and A groups, respectively, with statistically significant difference between them (P ≤ .001). The overall mean RRWG was 3.61 ± 0.61 mm and 3.41 ± 1.15 mm in D and A groups, respectively, without any statistically significant difference between them (p = .062). The histomorphometric analysis of the bone area fraction was 42.6% and 41.3% in D and A groups, respectively, without any statistically significant difference between the two values (p = .89, Student's t-test). Histological evaluation in the D-group revealed new bone formation, viable cells, and matrix formation on the dentin block periphery, in addition to well-organized woven bone that suggests dentin block remodeling and supports new bone deposition.
Conclusion:
The present clinical study revealed that dentin block may serve as an alternative graft to support horizontal alveolar ridge augmentation. Dentin blocks showed less resorption than autogenous bone blocks.
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