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Vascular Delay Soft Tissue Technique in Oral/Maxillary Bone Reconstructive Surgery: A Technical Note.
International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants 2024 Februrary 28
PURPOSE: The present study describes a new presurgical soft tissue technique in oral/maxillary bone reconstructive surgery for reducing the risk of soft tissue dehiscence and its related complications.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten consecutive patients with Cawood and Howell type V atrophy were scheduled for CAD/CAM titanium mesh bone reconstructive surgery after applying the vascular delay technique 21 days before regenerative surgery. The surgical and healing complications were clinically assessed at nine time points, ranging from the time of bone regenerative surgery to 9 months after surgery. Surgical complications included flap damage and neurologic and vascular complications. Healing complications were subdivided into four classes. These classes comprised Class I: small membrane exposure (≤ 3 mm) without purulent exudate; Class II: large membrane exposure (> 3 mm) without purulent exudate; Class III: membrane exposure with purulent exudate; and Class IV: abscess formation without membrane.
RESULTS: The study sample included seven men and three women (mean age: 48.2 ± 3.5 years) with seven mandibular cases and three maxillary cases. The defect length ranged from three to six teeth, with a mean mesiodistal distance of 29.9 ± 8.5 mm and a mean volume augmentation of 2.03 ± 0.9 cm3. There were no surgical complications. One patient presented a Class I healing complication that did not affect the regeneration outcome.
CONCLUSIONS: The vascular delay technique appears to reduce the risk of soft tissue dehiscence and exposure in bone regenerative surgery, though randomized studies involving larger samples and longer follow-up periods are needed in order to draw firm conclusions.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten consecutive patients with Cawood and Howell type V atrophy were scheduled for CAD/CAM titanium mesh bone reconstructive surgery after applying the vascular delay technique 21 days before regenerative surgery. The surgical and healing complications were clinically assessed at nine time points, ranging from the time of bone regenerative surgery to 9 months after surgery. Surgical complications included flap damage and neurologic and vascular complications. Healing complications were subdivided into four classes. These classes comprised Class I: small membrane exposure (≤ 3 mm) without purulent exudate; Class II: large membrane exposure (> 3 mm) without purulent exudate; Class III: membrane exposure with purulent exudate; and Class IV: abscess formation without membrane.
RESULTS: The study sample included seven men and three women (mean age: 48.2 ± 3.5 years) with seven mandibular cases and three maxillary cases. The defect length ranged from three to six teeth, with a mean mesiodistal distance of 29.9 ± 8.5 mm and a mean volume augmentation of 2.03 ± 0.9 cm3. There were no surgical complications. One patient presented a Class I healing complication that did not affect the regeneration outcome.
CONCLUSIONS: The vascular delay technique appears to reduce the risk of soft tissue dehiscence and exposure in bone regenerative surgery, though randomized studies involving larger samples and longer follow-up periods are needed in order to draw firm conclusions.
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