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Volume 36 , Issue 5
September/October 2016
Pages 707–714

Custom Titanium Ridge Augmentation Matrix (CTRAM): A Case Report

Christopher A. Connors, DMD, MS/Peter C. Liacouras, PhD/Gerald T. Grant, DMD, MS

PMID: 27560675
DOI: 10.11607/prd.2620

This is a case report of a custom titanium ridge augmentation matrix (CTRAM). Using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), a custom titanium space-maintaining device was developed. Alveolar ridges were virtually augmented, a matrix was virtually designed, and the CTRAM was additively manufactured with titanium (Ti6Al4V). Two cases are presented that resulted in sufficient increased horizontal bone volume with successful dental implant placement. The CTRAM design allows for preoperative planning for increasing alveolar ridge dimensions to support dental implants, reduces surgical time, and prevents the need for a second surgical site to gain sufficient alveolar ridge bone volume for dental implant therapy.

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