Bone expansion is when the existing bone at the implant site is split and separated to create a gap to widen it. This article introduces a novel concept of bone expansion for the ultrathin alveolar ridges to place dental implants with zero wastage of existing natural bone in long-term edentulous arches. Instead of using twist drills and piezo surgery kits, the bone is split with a surgical scalpel blade to prevent natural bone wastage. The split helps to expand the bone horizontally by using expanders to accommodate the smaller diameter implants. This technique was applied to 12 individuals to rehabilitate their atrophic edentulous mandibles to facilitate the implant-supported overdentures, and it revealed that all the cases achieved successful osseointegration after placing implants following this method. The scalp-spilt technique is promising for providing implant-retained or implant-supported prostheses over ultrathin edentulous alveolar ridges.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
October 2024
CLINICAL|
October 10 2024
Scalp-Split Technique: A Concept of Bone Splitting and Expansion for Thin Alveolar Ridges to Place Dental Implants
Aruna Wimalarathna, BDS, MD Resto, MAAID;
Aruna Wimalarathna, BDS, MD Resto, MAAID
*
1School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
2Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
*Corresponding author, e-mail: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:
Prasad Amaratunga, BDS, MS, FDSRCS, FFDRCS, MSc
Prasad Amaratunga, BDS, MS, FDSRCS, FFDRCS, MSc
2Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Search for other works by this author on:
J Oral Implantol (2024) 50 (5): 455–460.
Citation
Aruna Wimalarathna, Prasad Amaratunga; Scalp-Split Technique: A Concept of Bone Splitting and Expansion for Thin Alveolar Ridges to Place Dental Implants. J Oral Implantol 1 October 2024; 50 (5): 455–460. doi: https://doi.org/10.1563/aaid-joi-D-24-00018
Download citation file:
Sign in
Don't already have an account? Register
Client Account
You could not be signed in. Please check your email address / username and password and try again.
Could not validate captcha. Please try again.
Sign in via your Institution
Sign in via your Institution
104
Views
Citing articles via
Utilizing a fully digital approach for oral squamous cell carcinoma treatment and zygomatic implant-based rehabilitation for maxillary defects
Shuai Xu, DMD, PhD, Jun Lv, DDS, Yan Zhou, DDS, PhD, Kun Wang, DMD, PhD
The Use of Dynamic Navigation for the Placement of Zygoma Implants. A Cadaver Study to Compare Accuracy
Omran Bishbish, DDS, MS., Yoon Jeong Kim, DDS, MS., Joseph Kan, DDS, MS., Jaime Lozada, DDS, DABOI.
Intraoral Approach for Dental Implant Placement in Pneumatized Maxillary Sinuses with Postoperative Maxillary Cysts: A Report of Two Cases
Won-Bae Park, DMD, PhD, Hyun-Chang Lim, DDS, PhD
Electronic cigarettes and peri-implantitis: an umbrella review
Amirhossein Fathi, DDS, MSc, Sepideh Salehi, DDS, Simin Sadeghi, DDS, Ramin Atash, DDS, MSc, Rasoul Monirifard, DDS, MSc, Saeid Farahmand