A case report of implantation in augmented bone by guided bone regeneration technique

Abstract

PATIENT: A 53-year-old female with root fracture of the second premolar in the right mandible underwent implant therapy. After extraction, the GBR (guided bone regeneration) technique was applied to the bone defect in June 2000. At 6 months after GBR, implants were placed in the augmented bone. The final prosthesis was restored in July 2001. DISCUSSION: The bone around the implants was evaluated by using X-ray CT images, before and after GBR, and three years after final restoration. The three images showed the same bone conditions around the implants. CONCLUSION: It is important to evaluate bone condition around implants using X-ray CT. Bone defects can be augmented by the GBR technique, and the bone condition around the implants was stable after function.