Three‑dimensional volumetric assessment of hard tissue alterations following horizontal guided bone regeneration using a split‑thickness flap design: A case series

Palkovics, Dániel and Sólyom, Eleonóra and Somodi, Kristóf and Pintér, Csaba and Windisch, Péter and Bartha, Ferenc and Molnár, Bálint (2023) Three‑dimensional volumetric assessment of hard tissue alterations following horizontal guided bone regeneration using a split‑thickness flap design: A case series. BMC ORAL HEALTH, 23 (1). p. 118. ISSN 1472-6831

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Abstract

Objectives: To analyze morphological, volumetric, and linear hard tissue changes following horizontal ridge augmentation using a three-dimensional radiographic method. Methods: As part of a larger ongoing prospective study, 10 lower lateral surgical sites were selected for evaluation. Horizontal ridge deficiencies were treated with guided bone regeneration (GBR) using a split-thickness flap design and a resorbable collagen barrier membrane. Following the segmentation of baseline and 6-month follow-up conebeam computed tomography scans, volumetric, linear, and morphological hard tissue changes and the efficacy of the augmentation were assessed (expressed by the volume-to-surface ratio). Results: Volumetric hard tissue gain averaged 605.32 ± 380.68 mm3.An average of 238.48 ± 127.82 mm3 hard tissue loss was also detected at the lingual aspect of the surgical area. Horizontal hard tissue gain averaged 3.00 ± 1.45 mm. Midcrestal vertical hard tissue loss averaged 1.18 ± 0.81 mm. The volume-to-surface ratio averaged 1.19 ± 0.52 mm3/mm2. The three-dimensional analysis showed slight lingual or crestal hard tissue resorption in all cases. In certain instances, the greatest extent of hard tissue gain was observed 2–3 mm apical to the initial level of the marginal crest. Conclusions: With the applied method, previously unreported aspects of hard tissue changes following horizontal GBR could be examined. Midcrestal bone resorption was demonstrated, most likely caused by increased osteoclast activity following the elevation of the periosteum. The volume-to-surface ratio expressed the efficacy of the procedure independent of the size of the surgical area.

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