Frequency of surgical bone augmentation methods complementary to dental implant placement: A study evaluated with cone beam computed tomography

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Mateo Gutierrez-Draxl and co-authors measure, in a 2023 study, how often dental implant patients need extra bone-building surgery to make implants possible. Implant success rests on having enough good bone to anchor the post. Using three-dimensional cone beam scans, the team reviewed one hundred six images from seventy-seven adults seeking implant treatment at a university clinic in Valencia, Spain. They counted the jaw sections lacking teeth and judged each one's bone needs.

Nearly two-thirds of the toothless sections required some augmentation technique. The need ran significantly higher in women. Horizontal widening was the most common job, and the lower jaw needed work most often. For upper jaw sinus lifts, the side-window approach was needed more than the crestal one. The authors say clinics should expect bone work in most implant plans.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC10767736