EVALUATION OF SPLIT CREST TECHNIQUE FOR NARROW EDENTULOUS ANTERIOR MAXILLA USING MAGNETIC MALLET (RADIOGRAPHICAL STUDY)

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1 Faculty of dentistry, Alexandria university, Champollion Street, Azarita, Alexandria, Egypt.

2 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

Abstract

Background: The alveolar split crest technique is a frequently employed operation in the field of dentistry dealing with narrow ridge conditions to facilitate the placement of implants and proper prosthetic fabrication.
Objectives: To evaluate the split crest for narrow edentulous anterior maxilla with simultaneous grafted material to increase the horizontal width of the alveolar ridge using magnetic mallet.
Materials and Methods: Eight patients with narrow anterior maxillary ridge were selected to match a list of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The participants have undergone maxillary split crest technique using magnetic mallet with simultaneous grafted material insertion to fill the expanded gap.
Results: The findings indicated a significant increase in the horizontal bone width immediately postoperative and three months postoperative compared with preoperative (p < 0.001, p < 0.001; respectively). Regarding bone density, there was a significant increase in the bone density immediately and three months postoperatively compared with preoperative (p < 0.020, p < 0.013; respectively).
Conclusion: Split crest technique using magnetic mallet was found to be an efficient procedure to increase the horizontal bone width and bone density.

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Alexandria Dental Journal
Volume 50, Issue 2
A (Oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral medicine, periodontology, oral radiology, oral pathology, oral biology)
August 2025
Pages 67-74

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