Alveolar Ridge Preservation through the Use of Polypropylene Barrier for Implant Insertion: A Case Report
Marcelo Yoshimoto¹*, Matheus Henrique Alencar Pinto2, Marcelo do Lago Pimentel Maia¹, Rafael Loenert¹, Manoel de Deus Tavares3, Elio Hitoshi Shinohara4 and Irineu Gregnanin Pedron5
1Professor, Department of Oral Implantology, Marcelo Yoshimoto Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
2Undergraduate student, Universidade Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
3Postgraduation student, Marcelo Yoshimoto Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Regional de Osasco SUS, Brazil.
5Professor and Independent Researcher, Bottoxindent Institute and Department of Periodontology, Implantology, Stomatology, Oral Surgery and Therapeutics, Universidade Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
*Corresponding Author: Marcelo Yoshimoto, Professor, Department of Oral Implantology, Marcelo Yoshimoto Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
Received: April 22, 2022 Published: May 04, 2022
Abstract
Osseointegration and aesthetics are desirable for the rehabilitation with dental implants which are obtained with the disponibility of healthy and adequate alveolar bone structure. After tooth extraction, in a few months is observed the bone resorption, also affecting the gingival contour, impairing aesthetics. Many techniques are related in the literature to prevent the bone resorption, such as bone grafts (horizontal and vertical), guided bone regeneration, split crest techniques among others. The objective of this article is to report a clinical case of bone preservation of the alveolar structure maintaning the bone width and height to install dental implants throught the use of a polipropilene barrier. Throught this work we may conclude that the polypropilane barrier is a satisfactory biomaterial that prevents bacterial colonization, bone resorption and mucosa invagination facilitating a second stage of treatment for dental implant insertion.
Keywords: alveolar ridge preservation; polypropylane membrane; dental implants.
Citation: Yoshimoto M, Pinto MHA, do Lago Pimentel Maia M, Loenert R, de Deus Tavares M, Shinohara EH, Pedron IG. “Alveolar Ridge Preservation through the Use of Polypropylene Barrier for Implant Insertion: A Case Report”. SVOA Dentistry 2022, 3:3, 139-142.
