Biomaterial Database

Mandibular alveolar ridge augmentation in the dog using distraction osteogenesis. 1996

M S Block, and A Chang, and C Crawford

Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans 70119, USA.

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the use of distraction osteogenesis for alveolar ridge augmentation. METHODS Four dogs each had two superior and two inferior implants placed horizontally into an edentulous mandibular quadrant and, after integration, a distraction device was applied. An osteotomy was made to allow the ridge to be distracted vertically. After 10 mm vertical distraction, the device was stabilized. RESULTS The vertical augmentation averaged 8.85 +/- 1.05 mm after 10 weeks of healing. Serial sections showed that bone had formed between the distracted segments, creating an augmented ridge. CONCLUSIONS Distraction osteogenesis has the potential for use in augmentation of the alveolar ridge.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008334	Mandible	The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.	Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D010012	Osteogenesis	The process of bone formation. Histogenesis of bone including ossification.	Bone Formation,Ossification, Physiologic,Endochondral Ossification,Ossification,Ossification, Physiological,Osteoclastogenesis,Physiologic Ossification,Endochondral Ossifications,Ossification, Endochondral,Ossifications,Ossifications, Endochondral,Osteoclastogeneses,Physiological Ossification
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
D010865	Pilot Projects	Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work.	Pilot Studies,Pilot Study,Pilot Project,Project, Pilot,Projects, Pilot,Studies, Pilot,Study, Pilot
D004285	Dogs	The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)	Canis familiaris,Dog
D000540	Alveolar Ridge Augmentation	Preprosthetic surgery involving rib, cartilage, or iliac crest bone grafts, usually autologous, or synthetic implants for rebuilding the alveolar ridge.	Mandibular Ridge Augmentation,Maxillary Ridge Augmentation,Alveolar Ridge Augmentations,Augmentation, Alveolar Ridge,Augmentation, Mandibular Ridge,Augmentation, Maxillary Ridge,Augmentations, Alveolar Ridge,Augmentations, Mandibular Ridge,Augmentations, Maxillary Ridge,Mandibular Ridge Augmentations,Maxillary Ridge Augmentations,Ridge Augmentation, Alveolar,Ridge Augmentation, Mandibular,Ridge Augmentation, Maxillary,Ridge Augmentations, Alveolar,Ridge Augmentations, Mandibular,Ridge Augmentations, Maxillary
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D018889	Ilizarov Technique	A bone fixation technique using an external fixator (FIXATORS, EXTERNAL) for lengthening limbs, correcting pseudarthroses and other deformities, and assisting the healing of otherwise hopeless traumatic or pathological fractures and infections, such as chronic osteomyelitis. The method was devised by the Russian orthopedic surgeon Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov (1921-1992). (From Bull Hosp Jt Dis 1992 Summer;52(1):1)	Ilizarov Method,Ilizarov Technic,Method, Ilizarov,Technic, Ilizarov,Technique, Ilizarov
D019736	Prostheses and Implants	Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically. IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL is available for those used experimentally.	Implants, Artificial,Prostheses and Implant,Prosthesis,Prosthetic Implant,Endoprostheses,Endoprosthesis,Prostheses,Prosthetic Implants,Artificial Implant,Artificial Implants,Implant and Prostheses,Implant, Artificial,Implant, Prosthetic,Implants and Prostheses,Implants, Prosthetic