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Participants
Start Date
November 15, 2022
Primary Completion Date
May 1, 2023
Study Completion Date
November 1, 2023
measurement of alveolar ridge width
the surgical procedure started with envelop flap reflection. A mucoperiosteal elevator was used to reflect the buccal and palatal flaps that were enough to expose the crestal part of alveolar ridge with clear visibility and accessibility. Measuring the width of the alveolar ridge 1 mm below the crest using bone caliber. Using piezoelectric surgery unit (Piezosurgery Ultrasonic® mectron, Italy), a horizontal crestal cut was produced along the crest of the bone. The cut depth extended into the same depth of the final dental implant to be inserted and then Versah Drills will be used in a successive manner and under copious irrigation with chilled sterile normal saline.We will measure the rate of ridge expansion by bone caliber to determine the efficacy of combining Versah drills with piezo surgery in expanding narrow alveolar bone.
University of Baghdad College of Dentistry, Baghdad
University of Baghdad
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