Abdusalam E Alrmali, Fatemeh SamavatiJame, Alice Ou, Danyal Lohana, Dhiraj Mallala, Hom-Lay Wang
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Abstract
Objectives: Adequate bone thickness around dental implants is vital for their stability and to reduce resorption. This study evaluated the ability of implant fixtures to serve as ridge expanders by measuring width changes pre- and post-implantation.
Materials and methods: Measurements including initial alveolar bone width, post-osteotomy width, post-expansion width, and buccal bone thickness were recorded for patients undergoing implant placement. Bone quality was assessed using established criteria.
Results: Of the 102 subjects (52% male, 48% female), significant ridge width increases at 0 mm and 2 mm levels were noted (p < 0.05). Larger implant diameters resulted in greater ridge expansion. Absence of prior augmentation was linked to higher bone quality (B = -1.684, p = 0.001), explaining 15% of bone quality variance. Ridge expansion effects also correlated with the site, implant diameter, and design.
Conclusions: Dental implant fixtures can effectively expand the ridge, with expansion influenced by implant diameter, anatomical location, prior augmentation, and implant design. These factors must be considered for tailored treatment planning in implant dentistry.
Clinical relevance: This study's clinical relevance lies in its exploration of the potential benefits of dental implant fixtures can effectively to expand the ridge taking into consideration implant diameter, anatomical location, prior augmentation, and implant design.
期刊介绍:
The journal Clinical Oral Investigations is a multidisciplinary, international forum for publication of research from all fields of oral medicine. The journal publishes original scientific articles and invited reviews which provide up-to-date results of basic and clinical studies in oral and maxillofacial science and medicine. The aim is to clarify the relevance of new results to modern practice, for an international readership. Coverage includes maxillofacial and oral surgery, prosthetics and restorative dentistry, operative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology, orthodontics, dental materials science, clinical trials, epidemiology, pedodontics, oral implant, preventive dentistiry, oral pathology, oral basic sciences and more.