EVALUATION OF THE USE OF ULTRASONIC ACTIVATED POLY-D-L-LACTIC ACID PINS AND MESHES FOR HORIZONTAL SOFT TISSUE AUGMENTATION AROUND DENTAL IMPLANTS

El-Mahalawy, Eman A.S.; Hommos, Ahmad M.; Kotry, Gehan S.

doi:10.21608/adjalexu.2018.57606

EVALUATION OF THE USE OF ULTRASONIC ACTIVATED POLY-D-L-LACTIC ACID PINS AND MESHES FOR HORIZONTAL SOFT TISSUE AUGMENTATION AROUND DENTAL IMPLANTS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Instructor at Oral Medicine, Periodontology, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

² Professor of Oral Medicine, Periodontology, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

³ Assistant professor of Oral Medicine, Periodontology, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

10.21608/adjalexu.2018.57606

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Horizontal ridge defects are a common consequence of tooth loss. They present an esthetic problem, especially if the edentulous site is in the maxillary esthetic zone and indicated for implant placement. A novel system using ultrasonic waves to activate pins and meshes made of completely resorbable poly-D-L-lactic acid has been recently introduced. It is commonly used in the augmentation of alveolar ridge defects, but has not been tried for guided soft tissue augmentation. OBJECTIVES: clinical evaluation of the efficacy of ultrasonic activated poly-D-L-lactic acid pins and meshes for guided soft tissue augmentation of horizontal defects present around dental implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: study comprised of eight patients having localized horizontal soft tissue defects around dental implants. ‘Guided soft tissue augmentation’ technique was applied to manage these defects using ultrasonic activated poly-D-L-lactic acid pins and meshes. Patients recorded visual analogue scores for the first two weeks post-operatively. The augmented defects were evaluated for soft tissue thickness and pink esthetic score at one and three months post-operatively. RESULTS: there was a statistically significant increase in soft tissue thickness and fill in all treated defects together with an improvement of the pink esthetic score when compared to the baseline values. Patients had a mean visual analogue score of (0.0 ± 0.0) as of the fifth postoperative day. CONCLUSIONS: augmentation of horizontal soft tissue defects using ultrasonic activated poly-D-L-lactic acid pins and meshes is a less invasive and effective clinical procedure to increase soft tissue thickness around dental implants together with the reconstruction of gingival contours to match those of adjacent natural teeth.

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