fa Lateral ridge split and immediate implant placement in moderately resorbed alveolar ridges: How much is the added width? بیماری های دهان Oral Medicine پژوهشي Research <b> Background: </b>Lateral ridge split technique is a way to solve the problem of the width in narrow ridges with adequate height. Simultaneous insertion of dental implants will considerably reduce the edentulism time. <div>  <b>Materials and Methods</b>: Twenty-five patients who were managed with ridge splitting technique were enrolled. Thirty-eight locations in both jaws with near equal distribution in quadrants received 82 dental fixtures. Beta Tricalcium phosphate (Cerasorb®) was used as biomaterial to fill the intercortical space. Submerged implants were used and 3 months later healing caps were placed. Direct bone measurements before and after split were done with a Collis. Patients were clinically re-evaluated at least 6 months after implant loading. All the data were analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 11.5 (SPSS Inc, Chicago Illinois, USA). Frequency of edentulous spaces and pre/post operative bone width was analyzed. Paired t-test was used for statistical analysis. Difference was considered significant if P value was less than 0.05. </div><div>  <b>Results</b>: Mean value for presplit width was 3.2 ± 0.34 mm while post-split mean width was 5.57 ± 0.49 mm. Mean gain in crest ridge after ridge splitting was 2 ± 0.3 mm. Statistical analysis showed significant differences in width before and after operation ((P < 0.05). All implants (n = 82) survived and were in full function at follow up (at least 6 months after implant loading). </div><div>  <b>Conclusion</b>: Ridge splitting technique in both jaws showed the predictable outcomes, if appropriate cases selected and special attention paid to details then the waiting time between surgery and beginning of prosthodontic treatment can be reduced to 3 month.</div><hr><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left direction: ltr unicode-bidi: embed"><b>Source: </b>Dental Research Journal </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left direction: ltr unicode-bidi: embed"><a href="http://drj.mui.ac.ir/index.php/drj/article/view/1495" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p> Atrophic ridge, dental implant, ridge splitting 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-3380&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Amin Rahpeyma 100319475328460015524 100319475328460015524 No Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center Saeedeh Khaje ahmadi khajehahmadis@ mums.ac.ir 100319475328460015525 100319475328460015525 Yes Dental Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Vahid Reza Hosseini 100319475328460015526 100319475328460015526 No Dental Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran