Tridimensional ridge augmentation with digital customized titanium mesh: radiological and
Originally at sciencedirect.com
Summary & scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol (Drill-Down Score) — not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Implant-placing clinicians and practice owners now have peer-reviewed evidence that digital-custom titanium mesh can predictably rebuild severely resorbed ridges, potentially expanding case acceptance for fixed restorations without block grafting.
Key points
- Case series of 8 patients treated with patient-specific titanium mesh, autogenous bone chips, and xenograft; CBCT at 8 months showed mean horizontal gain of 4.1 mm (range 3.2–5.6 mm).
- Histomorphometry at re-entry revealed 38 % ± 7 % vital bone, 27 % residual graft, 35 % connective tissue—values comparable to autogenous block grafts.
- Mesh exposure occurred in 3 of 8 sites (37.5 %), managed conservatively without loss of augmentation volume.
- Authors note that digital workflow reduced mesh fabrication time to <48 h and eliminated the need for a second surgical donor site.
Who should care
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