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Volume 42 , Issue 3
May/June 2022
Pages 371–379

Simultaneous GBR and Implant Placement with Resorbable Membranes in the Rehabilitation of Partially Edentulous and Horizontally Atrophic Dental Arches: A Retrospective Study on 97 Implants with a 3- to 7-Year Follow-up

Roberto Pistilli, MD/Carlo Barausse, DDS, PhD/Massimo Simion, MD, DDS/Lorenzo Bonifazi, DDS/Maryia Karaban, DDS/Agnese Ferri, DDS/Pietro Felice, MD, DDS, PhD

PMID: 35472114
DOI: 10.11607/prd.5641

This retrospective study evaluates the clinical and radiographic outcomes of simultaneous guided bone regeneration (GBR) and implant placement procedures in the rehabilitation of partially edentulous and horizontally atrophic dental arches using resorbable membranes. A total of 49 patients were included, and 97 implants were placed. Patients were followed up for 3 to 7 years after loading. The data indicate that GBR with simultaneous implant placement and resorbable membranes can be a good clinical choice, and the data suggest that it could be better to horizontally reconstruct no more than 3 mm of bone in order to reduce the number of complications and to obtain stable results. However, this technique remains difficult and requires expert surgeons.

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