Clinical case reports of injectable tissue-engineered bone for alveolar augmentation with simultaneous implant placement

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2005 Apr;25(2):129-37.

Abstract

This clinical study was undertaken to evaluate the use of tissue-engineered bone, mesenchymal stem cells, platelet-rich plasma, and beta-tricalcium phosphate as grafting materials for maxillary sinus floor augmentation or onlay plasty with simultaneous implant placement in six patients with 3- to 5-mm alveolar crestal bone height. All 20 implants were clinically stable at second-stage surgery and 12 months postloading. A mean increase in mineralized tissue height of 7.3+/-4.6 mm was evident when comparing the pre- and postsurgical radiographs. Injectable tissue-engineered bone provided stable and predictable results in terms of implant success.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Absorbable Implants
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Alveolar Bone Loss / surgery
  • Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / methods*
  • Blood Platelets
  • Bone Regeneration
  • Bone Transplantation / methods*
  • Calcium Phosphates
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections
  • Male
  • Maxillary Sinus / surgery*
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Middle Aged
  • Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Tissue Engineering*

Substances

  • Calcium Phosphates
  • beta-tricalcium phosphate