Preoperative buccal bone volume predicts long-term graft retention following augmentation in the esthetic zone: A retrospective case series.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Buccal bone augmentation in the esthetic zone is routinely used to achieve optimal clinical outcomes. Nonetheless, long-term data are sparse, and it is unknown how baseline buccal bone volume affects the retention of the augmented volume over time.

Material and methods

This is a long-term follow-up retrospective case series. After a preoperative computed tomography scan, implants were placed in the anterior maxilla following guided bone regeneration, autogenous block grafting, or both. At the follow-up, patients received a computed tomography scan and a clinical examination. Buccal bone volume was the primary outcome. Buccal bone thickness, peri-implant, and esthetic parameters were secondary outcomes.

Results

After a median follow-up of 6.7 years (interqua

SUBMITTER: Feher B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9314910 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature