Case Presentation: Although most peri-implant lesions feature a combined defect configuration that involves both supra- and infraosseous components, regenerating the supraosseous part is considered the optimal approach, albeit a challenging one, and often requires vertical bone augmentation. This report provides a detailed description of submerged membrane techniques for vertical bone augmentation around supraosseous peri-implant defects. Cases involving different types of membrane (both resorbable and non-resorbable) with or without the use of bone graft are presented. In the first case, the patient had a mild supraosseous defect that was managed using the sausage technique with collagen matrix soaked with human recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2. In cases two to five, titanium-reinforced dense polytetrafluoroethylene membranes were employed.
Conclusion: The reconstruction of supraosseous peri-implant defects is technique sensitive but can be achieved when adhering to the principles of space maintenance and submerged healing.
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BMC Oral Health
January 2025
4th Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, No. 22, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.
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Methods: Fifty-eight posterior implant restoration cases were recruited in this study.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop
January 2025
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Electronic address:
Introduction: This study aimed to assess the root resorption and alveolar bone changes of maxillary incisors volumetrically and 3-dimensionally in patients with Class II Division 1 malocclusion who underwent treatments involving the extraction of 4 first premolars with conventional fixed appliances (FAs) vs clear aligners (CAs).
Methods: A total of 320 maxillary incisors from 80 patients were assessed and divided into 2 groups (FAs and CAs), each possessing similar baseline characteristics. Pretreatment and posttreatment cone-beam computed tomography scans were used to analyze linear and volumetric orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption, alveolar bone thickness (ABT), alveolar bone height (ABH), as well as anteroposterior and vertical movements of maxillary incisors.
J Comput Assist Tomogr
January 2025
GE HealthCare, Waukesha, WI.
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Methods: A phantom containing five clinically relevant inserts (Mercury Phantom, Gammex) was scanned on a clinical EID CT and a deep silicon PCD CT prototype at vertical positions of 0, 4, 8, and 12 cm.
Head Face Med
January 2025
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich Heine University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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January 2025
Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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