Relationship between flap microcirculation and hard tissue changes following alveolar ridge augmentation: a prospective case series.

Objectives: To assess blood flow alterations after horizontal Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) and to evaluate correlations between blood flow and hard tissue changes.

Method And Materials: Twelve mandibular surgical sites were involved in the current case series. GBR was carried out using a split-thickness flap design.

Changes in soft tissue dimensions following horizontal guided bone regeneration with a split-thickness flap design - evaluation of 8 cases with a digital method.

Background: Peri-implant soft tissue corrections are often indicated following alveolar ridge augmentation, due to the distortion of the keratinized mucosa at the area of augmentation. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the dimensional soft tissue changes following horizontal guided bone regeneration (GBR) utilizing 3D digital data.

Methods: 8 mandibular surgical sites with horizontal alveolar ridge deficiencies were treated utilizing a resorbable collagen membrane and a split-thickness flap design.

Three-dimensional volumetric assessment of hard tissue alterations following horizontal guided bone regeneration using a split-thickness flap design: A case series.

Objectives: To analyze morphological, volumetric, and linear hard tissue changes following horizontal ridge augmentation using a three-dimensional radiographic method.

Methods: As part of a larger ongoing prospective study, 10 lower lateral surgical sites were selected for evaluation. Horizontal ridge deficiencies were treated with guided bone regeneration (GBR) using a split-thickness flap design and a resorbable collagen barrier membrane.