Customized allogeneic bone grafts for maxillary horizontal augmentation: A 5-year follow-up radiographic and histologic evaluation

Frank Rudolf Kloss; Vincent Offermanns; Phil Donkiewicz; Anita Kloss-Brandstätter

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2777

Customized allogeneic bone grafts for maxillary horizontal augmentation: A 5-year follow-up radiographic and histologic evaluation

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Mar 11;8(5):886-893. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2777. eCollection 2020 May.

Authors

Frank Rudolf Kloss¹, Vincent Offermanns², Phil Donkiewicz³, Anita Kloss-Brandstätter⁴

Affiliations

¹ Private Clinic for Oral- and Maxillofacial Surgery Lienz Austria.
² Department of Cranio-, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery Medical University Innsbruck Innsbruck Austria.
³ Department of Oral Surgery and Dental Emergency Care Faculty of Health School of Dentistry Witten/Herdecke University Witten North Rhine-Westphalia Germany.
⁴ Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Villach Austria.

Abstract

We report the histological evaluation of an individualized allogeneic bone block 5 years after alveolar ridge augmentation. The biopsy showed a well-vascularized lamellar bone with fatty incorporations without any avital allograft remnants. The presence of osteocytes, lining cells, macrophages, and blood vessels indicated a healthy and vital bone tissue.

Keywords: alveolar ridge augmentation; case report; dental implants; graft remodeling; individualized freeze‐dried bone allograft.

Publication types

Case Reports