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Volume 26 , Issue 4
July/August 2006
Pages 355–361

Vertical Ridge Augmentation Around Implants Using e-PTFE Titanium-Reinforced Membrane and Deproteinized Bovine Bone Mineral (Bio-Oss): A Case Report

Luigi Canullo, DDS / Paolo Trisi, DDS / Massimo Simion, MD, DDS

PMID: 16939017
DOI: 10.11607/prd.00.0697

The aim of this case report was to evaluate the ability of Bio-Oss used together with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, titanium-reinforced membrane to restore a vertical bone defect. Bio-Oss served as a filler material. After the membrane was removed, screw-type implants were placed. During this phase, cylindric bone samples were retrieved from the augmented area for histologic examination. The biopsy samples were composed of low-density trabecular bone with numerous interspersed graft particles. Clinical and histologic results demonstrated that this surgical technique could be a successful and predictable procedure for rebuilding a resorbed ridge to place implants. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2006;26:355–361.)

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