Trial Design. This analysis compared the outcome of fresh-frozen versus autologous bone block grafts for horizontal ridge augmentation in patients with Cawood and Howell class IV atrophies. Methods. Seventeen patients received autologous grafts and 21 patients received fresh-frozen bone grafts. Patients underwent CT scans 1 week and 6 months after surgery for graft volume and density analysis. Results. Two autologous and 3 fresh-frozen grafts failed. Autologous and fresh-frozen grafts lost, respectively, 28% and 46% of their initial volume (P = 0.028). It is noteworthy that less dense fresh-frozen blocks lost more volume than denser grafts (61% versus 16%). Conclusions. According to these 6-month results, only denser fresh-frozen bone graft may be an acceptable alternative to autologous bone for horizontal ridge augmentation. Further studies are needed to investigate its behaviour at longer time points. © 2014 Simone Lumetti et al.

Correlation between density and resorption of fresh-frozen and autogenous bone grafts / Lumetti, Simone; Galli, Carlo; Manfredi, Edoardo; Consolo, Ugo; Marchetti, Claudio; Ghiacci, Giulia; Toffoli, Andrea; Bonanini, Mauro; Salgarelli, Attilio; Macaluso, Guido Maria. - In: BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 2314-6133. - 2014:(2014), pp. 1-6. [10.1155/2014/508328]

Correlation between density and resorption of fresh-frozen and autogenous bone grafts

LUMETTI, Simone;GALLI, Carlo;MANFREDI, Edoardo;GHIACCI, GIULIA;TOFFOLI, ANDREA;BONANINI, Mauro;MACALUSO, Guido Maria
2014-01-01

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Trial Design. This analysis compared the outcome of fresh-frozen versus autologous bone block grafts for horizontal ridge augmentation in patients with Cawood and Howell class IV atrophies. Methods. Seventeen patients received autologous grafts and 21 patients received fresh-frozen bone grafts. Patients underwent CT scans 1 week and 6 months after surgery for graft volume and density analysis. Results. Two autologous and 3 fresh-frozen grafts failed. Autologous and fresh-frozen grafts lost, respectively, 28% and 46% of their initial volume (P = 0.028). It is noteworthy that less dense fresh-frozen blocks lost more volume than denser grafts (61% versus 16%). Conclusions. According to these 6-month results, only denser fresh-frozen bone graft may be an acceptable alternative to autologous bone for horizontal ridge augmentation. Further studies are needed to investigate its behaviour at longer time points. © 2014 Simone Lumetti et al.
2014
Correlation between density and resorption of fresh-frozen and autogenous bone grafts / Lumetti, Simone; Galli, Carlo; Manfredi, Edoardo; Consolo, Ugo; Marchetti, Claudio; Ghiacci, Giulia; Toffoli, Andrea; Bonanini, Mauro; Salgarelli, Attilio; Macaluso, Guido Maria. - In: BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 2314-6133. - 2014:(2014), pp. 1-6. [10.1155/2014/508328]
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