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Review
. 2016 Jun;20(2):115-22.
doi: 10.1007/s10006-016-0551-8. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

Complications related to bone augmentation procedures of localized defects in the alveolar ridge. A retrospective clinical study

Anders Torp Jensen  1 , Simon Storgård Jensen  2 , Nils Worsaae  2
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Review

Complications related to bone augmentation procedures of localized defects in the alveolar ridge. A retrospective clinical study

Anders Torp Jensen et al. Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: This retrospective clinical study aims to evaluate complications after augmentation of localized bone defects of the alveolar ridge.

Methods: From standardized registrations, the following complications related to bone augmentation procedures were recorded: soft tissue dehiscence, infection, sensory disturbance, additional augmentation procedures needed, and early implant failure.

Results: A total of 223 patients (132 women, 91 men; mean age 23.5 years; range 17-65 years) with 331 bone defects had bone augmentation performed into which 350 implants were placed. Soft tissue dehiscence occurred in 1.7 % after GBR procedures, 25.9 % after staged horizontal ridge augmentation, and 18.2 % after staged vertical ridge augmentation. Infections were diagnosed in 2 % after GBR procedures, 12.5 % after sinus floor elevation (SFE) (transcrestal technique), 5 % after staged SFE, 11 % after staged horizontal ridge augmentation, and 9 % after staged vertical ridge augmentation. Additional augmentation procedures were needed in 2 % after GBR procedures, 37 % after staged horizontal ridge augmentation, and 9 % after staged vertical ridge augmentation. A total of six early implant failures occurred (1.7 %), four after GBR procedures (1.6 %), and two (12 %) after staged vertical ridge augmentation.

Conclusions: Predictable methods exist to augment localized defects in the alveolar ridge, as documented by low complication rates and high early implant survival rates.

Keywords: Bone augmentation; Complications; Retrospective clinical study.

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