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ArticleCase reports in dentistry2026

Bone Preservation for Replacement of Lateral Incisors: A Case Report.

Luigi Laino, Roberto Ciarlantini, Mark Wertheimer

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Article in Case reports in dentistry, 2026. 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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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Luigi LainoAssistant Oral Pathology Department, Federico II University, Naples, Italy, unina.it.
Roberto CiarlantiniPrivate Practice of Orthodontics, Recanati, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2221-6257
Mark WertheimerPrivate Practice of Orthodontics, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An adolescent female patient presenting with bilateral agenesis of upper lateral incisors was treated with opening of spaces for later implant insertion at adult age. During the interim period after completion of orthodontic treatment and ultimate implant placement, two horizontally orientated miniscrews were inserted in the edentulous areas to prevent alveolar ridge resorption. After observation and measurement of CBCT follow-up images, it can be argued that this new technique was effective in maintaining alveolar bone in this patient. Although bone grafts before implant insertion were not avoided, their difficulty was diminished and less operator-dependent. This enhanced predictability and clinical success.

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alveolar bone maintenancealveolar ridge resorptionorthodontic preprosthetic treatmentskeletal anchoragetooth agenesis

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PMID42444660
PMCPMC13359484

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