PMID- 17622016 OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants JT - The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants IS - 1942-4434 (Electronic) IS - 0882-2786 (Print) IP - 3 VI - 22 PST - ppublish DP - 2007 PG - 478-483 LA - en TI - Preliminary Clinical and Histologic Evaluation of a Bilateral 3-Dimensional Reconstruction in an Atrophic Mandible: A Case Report FAU - Longoni, Salvatore AU - Longoni S FAU - Sartori, Matteo AU - Sartori M FAU - Apruzzese, Domenico AU - Apruzzese D FAU - Baldoni, Marco AU - Baldoni M CN - OT - bone regeneration OT - demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft OT - dental implants OT - titanium mesh AB - This article presents the case report of the bilateral 3-dimensional reconstruction of a posterior mandible in a 48-year-old woman. Titanium meshes and Regenaform demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft were used for bone regeneration. After 5 months the titanium mesh was removed, and after another 4 months, 4 Straumann sandblasted, large-grit, acid-etched implants were placed, 2 on each side of the mandible. During implantation a bone specimen was collected and sent for histologic examination. The definitive fixed prosthesis was fabricated after an additional 4 months. The clinical and histologic results are shown. The implants were followed for 18 months after implant loading; no signs of bone loss or infection were observed. AID - 845169