ArticleClinical oral implants research2021
Design of customized soft-tissue substitutes for posterior single-tooth defects: A proof-of-concept in-vitro study.
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- A Novel Pre-Customized Saddle-Shape Soft Tissue Substitute for Volume Augmentation: An Ex Vivo Study in Pig Mandibles.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Design of customized soft-tissue substitutes for posterior single-tooth defects: A proof-of-concept in-vitro study.Clinical oral implants research · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesSoft-tissue volume augmentation treatments do not provide the satisfactory long-term functional and esthetic outcomes. The aim of the study was to develop a standardized digital procedure to design individual soft-tissue substitutes (STS) and apply mathematical modeling to obtain average shape STS for single posterior tooth defects. MATERIAL AND
methodsThirty-three casts from 30 patients were scanned. STS were designed with a computer-aided design software and a systematic procedure standardized the measurements across all STS using 3D-analysis software. The occlusal, mesial-distal, and buccal-lingual planes were defined to partition, each STS and produce a mesh. The thickness values of each 3D slice were documented in a coordinate system chart to generate a scatter graph. Graphs were embedded into images (Orange software) and images were analyzed via hierarchical clustering.
resultsThree STS groups were identified according to shape. Two shapes corresponded to the maxilla defects: a square (n = 13) with dimensions of 10 mm in a lingual-buccal (length) and 7-10 mm in a mesial-distal (width) direction; a rectangle (n = 11) of 11 mm in length and 4-7 mm in width. The average shape for mandible defects (n = 9) was smaller (6-8 mm in length, 5-10 mm in width). The highest thickness in all STS was in the buccal portion, above the alveolar ridge, with median values of 2 mm. The lowest thickness of 0.2 mm was at the edges.
conclusionsThe study developed novel methodology to design customized, as well as average shape STS for volume augmentation. Future STS harboring adapted geometry might increase volume augmentation efficiency and accuracy, while reducing surgical time.
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