Open AccessAlveolar Distraction Osteogenesis Before Placement of Dental Implants
Author(s) -
Serhat Yalçın,
Melike Ordulu,
Yusuf Emes,
Haşim Gür,
İrem Aktaş,
Cem Caniklioğlu
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/01.id.0000202422.36990.6d
Subject(s) - distraction , distraction osteogenesis , alveolar ridge , medicine , dentistry , endosseous implants , orthodontics , dental alveolus , osseointegration , implant , surgery , psychology , neuroscience
Distraction osteogenesis of the edentulous alveolar ridges may be considered an alternative to many other augmentation oriented surgical techniques. It is now being widely used for treating severe forms of alveolar ridge atrophy, especially before the placement of dental implants. Leibinger Endosseous Alveolar Distraction System (LEAD; Stryker Leibinger, Kalamazoo, MI) is an intraosseous distraction device used for edentulous ridges. In this study, the healing was uneventful in all 5 cases that were treated except 1, in which the vitality of the distraction segment could not be maintained. No complications related to the prosthodontic restoration were observed.