ArticleBMC oral health2022
The effect of bone defect size on the 3D accuracy of alveolar bone augmentation performed with additively manufactured patient-specific titanium mesh.
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- Dimensional Accuracy and Clinical Fitness of Customized 3D-Printed Hydroxyapatite Bone Block Grafts in Alveolar Ridge Augmentation.European journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Alveolar Bone Regeneration: Smart Biomaterials and Physical Stimulation.Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials · 2026Review
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- [Clinical and histological evaluation of three-dimensional printing individualized titanium mesh for alveolar bone defect repair].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2025Article
- Customized 3D-Printed Scaffolds for Alveolar Ridge Augmentation: A Scoping Review of Workflows, Technology, and Materials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- The Early Exposure Rate and Vertical Bone Gain of Titanium Mesh for Maxillary Bone Regeneration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Customized 3D-Printed Mesh, Membrane, Bone Substitute, and Dental Implant Applied to Guided Bone Regeneration in Oral Implantology: A Narrative Review.Dentistry journal · 2024Review
- Recent Advances in Scaffolds for Guided Bone Regeneration.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- A review on guided bone regeneration using titanium mesh.Bioinformation · 2024Article
- Clinical feasibility evaluation of a digital workflow of prosthetically oriented onlay bone grafting for horizontal alveolar augmentation: a prospective pilot study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveAdditively manufactured (3D-printed) titanium meshes have been adopted in the dental field as non-resorbable membranes for guided bone regeneration (GBR) surgery. However, according to previous studies, inaccuracies between planned and created bone volume and contour are common, and many reasons have been speculated to affect its accuracy. The size of the alveolar bone defect can significantly increase patient-specific titanium mesh design and surgical difficulty. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze and investigate the effect of bone defect size on the 3D accuracy of alveolar bone augmentation performed with additively manufactured patient-specific titanium meshes.
methodsTwenty 3D-printed patient-specific titanium mesh GBR surgery cases were enrolled, in which 10 cases were minor bone defect/augmentation (the planned bone augmentation surface area is less than or equal to 150 mm
resultsThere was no significant difference in the 3D deviation distance of bone augmentation between the minor bone defect/augmentation group and the major one. The contour lines of planned-CAD models in two groups were basically consistent with the contour lines after GBR surgery, and both covered the preoperative contour lines. Moreover, the exposure rate of titanium mesh in the minor bone defect/augmentation group was slightly lower than the major one.
conclusionIt can be concluded that the size of the bone defect has no significant effect on the 3D accuracy of alveolar bone augmentation performed with the additively manufactured patient-specific titanium mesh.
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