Hyaluronic Acid is a natural occurring substance found in our joints, eyes and neural tissues with the highest concentration in the connective tissue and skin. It plays an important role in tissue repair and regeneration but unfortunately it gets depleted as we age. Extensive research has shown that this can be reproduced and prescribed as a supplement to minimize inflammation and accelerate wound healing. Aside from dental implant placement, its various dental applications are for: gingivitis, periodontitis, tooth extraction and bone grafting.
Category: Bone Graft
Titanium mesh and autogenous bone graft was first introduced by Boyne in 1969, and was re-introduced by Von Arx and others in 1996 as the TIME technique. It is characterized by the use of microtitanium augmentation mesh. Although this technique is widely used for alveolar ridge augmentation, data in the literature regarding the amount of bone gain and the comparison with other augmentation technique is still not sufficient.
In a study of Dr. Tetsu Takahashi, the use of titanium mesh for alveolar ridge augmentation in atrophic jaws was evaluated in the overall success rate, magnitude of ridge augmentation and the rate of complications. Several complication can occur, but most of the trouble are not influenced by the implant treatment results. The results demonstrate that autogenous bone graft with titanium mesh has shown enough alveolar bone reconstruction quantitatively and qualitatively for the implant placement.
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Zimmer Puros Cortical Particulate Allograft
Cortical Particles remodel into a dense lamellar structure without sacrficing ridge contour, and into natural viable bone with similar density to native bone. When used in a sandwich technique for the treatment of localized buccal dehiscence defects, Park and Wang reported an average gain of 1.8 mm in bone thickness. While according to Anoticel Sej Method, an average of 1.9 mm of bone thickness was gained. Combining Puros Cortical Allograft with a combination sandwich and mucogingival puch flap technique, one study achieved 1.5 mm to 3.5 mm gain in mean ridge thickness, and 84% to 100% gain in mean ridge height.
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