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ArticleBMC oral health2025

Clinical study on horizontal bone augmentation using an alveolar mucosa-periosteal bone flap.

Xinghuanyu Xu, Pu Xu, Shuangxi Liu, Yanlan Yang, Yanan Cheng, WenBai Zhang, Dou Yu, Liying Lu

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Article in BMC oral health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xinghuanyu XuDepartment of Oral Implant, Stomatology Center, Affiliated Haikou Hospital of Central South University Xiangya Medical School & Hainan Provincial Stomatology Center, No. 43 Renmin Road, Haidian Island, Meilan District, Haikou, 570208, Hainan, China.
Pu XuDepartment of Oral Implant, Stomatology Center, Affiliated Haikou Hospital of Central South University Xiangya Medical School & Hainan Provincial Stomatology Center, No. 43 Renmin Road, Haidian Island, Meilan District, Haikou, 570208, Hainan, China. hnxupu@163.com.
Shuangxi LiuDepartment of Oral Implant, Stomatology Center, Affiliated Haikou Hospital of Central South University Xiangya Medical School & Hainan Provincial Stomatology Center, No. 43 Renmin Road, Haidian Island, Meilan District, Haikou, 570208, Hainan, China.
Yanlan YangDepartment of Oral Implant, Stomatology Center, Affiliated Haikou Hospital of Central South University Xiangya Medical School & Hainan Provincial Stomatology Center, No. 43 Renmin Road, Haidian Island, Meilan District, Haikou, 570208, Hainan, China.
Yanan ChengDepartment of Oral Implant, Stomatology Center, Affiliated Haikou Hospital of Central South University Xiangya Medical School & Hainan Provincial Stomatology Center, No. 43 Renmin Road, Haidian Island, Meilan District, Haikou, 570208, Hainan, China.
WenBai ZhangDepartment of Oral Implant, Stomatology Center, Affiliated Haikou Hospital of Central South University Xiangya Medical School & Hainan Provincial Stomatology Center, No. 43 Renmin Road, Haidian Island, Meilan District, Haikou, 570208, Hainan, China.
Dou YuDepartment of Oral Implant, Stomatology Center, Affiliated Haikou Hospital of Central South University Xiangya Medical School & Hainan Provincial Stomatology Center, No. 43 Renmin Road, Haidian Island, Meilan District, Haikou, 570208, Hainan, China.
Liying LuDepartment of Oral Implant, Stomatology Center, Affiliated Haikou Hospital of Central South University Xiangya Medical School & Hainan Provincial Stomatology Center, No. 43 Renmin Road, Haidian Island, Meilan District, Haikou, 570208, Hainan, China.

Funding

Key Research and Development Project of Hainan Province ZDYF2022SHFZ119National Natural Science Foundation of China 82060194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the alveolar bone mucosa- periosteal bone flap technique in horizontally augmenting the alveolar ridge during dental implant placement. This retrospective analysis included 20 patients with a total of 45 implants, and was designed to evaluate the alveolar ridge widths both before and after surgery. Preoperative measurements indicated an average alveolar ridge width of 3.62 ± 0.90 mm, which increased to 6.58 ± 1.16 mm postoperatively. Statistical analysis revealed a significant increase in alveolar ridge width following the procedure (P < 0.05), with an average gain of 2.96 ± 1.21 mm. In summary, these findings suggest that the alveolar bone mucosa-periosteal bone flap technique is an effective approach for widening the alveolar ridge while placing dental implants, meriting its consideration for clinical application.

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Alveolar Ridge AugmentationPeriosteumSurgical FlapsAdultAgedAlveolar ProcessBone TransplantationDental Implantation, EndosseousFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMouth MucosaRetrospective StudiesAlveolar ridgeDental implantHorizontal bone augmentationMucosa-periosteal bone flap

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PMID39923076
PMCPMC11806868

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