Ridge Expansion by Osseodensification

The Use of Osseodensification for Ridge Expansion and Dental Implant Placement in Narrow Alveolar Ridges: A Prospective Observational Clinical Study

A prospective observational clinical study guided by the guidelines of Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STORBE) in 2014, that conducted to assess amount of ridge expansion obtained by using Dansah burs with simultaneous implant placement.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Horizontal Ridge Deficiency
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Densah burs

Detailed Description

In this study, 40 implants will be installed in osteotomy sites prepared by Densah burs (osseodensification preparation technique) for patients with horizontal bone deficiency based on radiographic findings (CBCT).

Alveolar ridge width will be measured intraoperatively before and after osteotomy site preparation to assess the amount of ridge expansion. Implant stability will be measured immediately after implant installation and 16 weeks later.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 40

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Iraq
  • Baghdad, Iraq
    • College of Dentistry

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy adults with missing one or more tooth with horizontal alveolar bone defect seeking for dental implant treatment

Description

Inclusion criteria

1. Healthy adult patients (≥ 18 years) with American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status classification level I (ASA I), of either gender, having single or multiple missing teeth in the maxilla and/or mandible with alveolar ridge width of 3-6 mm measured at the crest using CBCT.
2. Patients should have ≥ 2 mm of trabecular bone core and ≥ 1/1 trabecular to cortical bone ratio to achieve a predictable expansion according to manufacture instruction in ridge expansion protocol provided by Versah©.
3. Adequate vertical bone height of the alveolar ridge for placement of a minimum length of 8 mm dental implant length based on preoperative OPG or CBCT.
4. Patients who were willing to comply with the study and were available for follow-up visits.

Exclusion Criteria:

- 1. Patients with high bone density (more than 850 HU which corresponds to D1 and D2 according to Misch classification(16)) are not suitable for osseodensification.

2. Patient with severe buccal plate undercut or concavity. 3. Active infection or inflammation in the implant zone. 4. Presence of any uncontrolled systemic diseases. 5. Patients with a history of radiotherapy to the head and neck.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Only
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Intervention / Treatment

Adult with horizontal bone defect; 30 implants will be placed in osteotomy sites prepared by osseodensification for patients with horizontal bone deficiency based on radiographic findings (CBCT). Alveolar ridge width will be measured intraoperatively before and after osteotomy site preparation to assess the amount of ridge expansion. Implant stability will be measured immediately after implant installation and 16 weeks later.

Device: Densah burs; Osseodensification is a non-excavating implant site preparation technique. It creates a densified layer of surrounding bone through compaction autografting while simultaneously plastically expanding the bony ridge at the same time facilitating for placement of large diameter implants and also avoiding fenestration and dehiscence defects. The autografting occurs along the entire length of the osteotomy through a hydrodynamic process with the use of irrigation. The result is a consistently cylindrical and densified osteotomy.; Other Names: Osseodensification

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Alveolar ridge width	Buccolingual alveolar ridge width measured by using bone caliper at the crest before and after osteotomy preparation to assess amount of expansion obtained	0 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Implant stability	Implant stability will be measured using resonance frequency analysis (RFA) by Osstell Beacon device.	T0= Primary implant stability measured immediately after implant installation , T1 = secondary implant stability measured after 16 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Baghdad

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 26, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): October 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 28, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 8, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): February 10, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 5, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 25, 2022
• Last Verified: March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 19931993