Tissue Expansion Improves the Outcome and Predictability for Alveolar Bone Augmentation: Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Min-Kyoung Kim¹  Sun-Jong Kim²  Sura Cho²  Sun-Hyun Kim²  Soo-Hwan Byun³  Ju-Won Kim³  Wan Song⁴  Ho-Kyung Lim⁵  Ui-Lyong Lee⁵  Ho Lee⁵  Jin-Woo Kim⁵ 

[1] Bio R&D Center, Osstem implant Co., Ltd. Busan 07789, Korea;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07985, Korea;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Kyonggi-do 14068, Korea;Department of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea;Research Society of Gangnam Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Seoul 07985, Korea;

关键词: tissue expansion;    bone regeneration;    clinical trial;    graft;    dental implant;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jcm9041143

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the intraoral use of subperiosteally placed self-inflating tissue expanders for subsequent bone augmentation and implant integrity. Material and methods: A prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial was performed on patients requiring alveolar bone graft for dental implant insertion. Patients were assigned to three groups: tissue expansion and tunneling graft (TET group), tissue expansion and conventional bone graft (TEG), and control group without tissue expansion. Dimensional changes of soft tissue and radiographic vertical bone gain, retention, and peri-implant marginal bone changes were evaluated and secondary outcomes; clinical complications and thickness changes of expanded overlying tissue were assessed. Results: Among 75 patients screened, a total of 57 patients were included in the final analysis. Most patients showed uneventful soft tissue expansion without any inflammatory sign or symptoms. Ultrasonographic measurements of overlying gingiva revealed no thinning after tissue expansion (p > 0.05). Mean soft vertical and horizontal tissue measurements at the end of its expansion were 5.62 and 6.03 mm, respectively. Significantly higher vertical bone gain was shown in the TEG (5.71 ± 1.99 mm) compared with that in the control patients (4.32 ± 0.97 mm; p < 0.05). Hard tissue retention— measured by bone resorption after 6 months—showed that control group showed higher amount of vertical (2.06 ± 1.00 mm) and horizontal bone resorption (1.69 ± 0.81 mm) compared to that of the TEG group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The self-inflating tissue expander effectively augmented soft tissue volume and both conventional bone graft and tunneling techniques confirmed their effectiveness in bone augmentation. With greater amount of bone gain and better 6 month hard tissue integrity, the TEG group compared to the control group—without tissue expansion—showed that the combined modality of tissue expander use and guided bone regeneration (GBR) technique may improve the outcome and predictability of hard tissue augmentation.

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