This study will involve placing donor bone into the back of lower jaw then covering with a newly designed titanium mesh. The mesh will then stay in the mouth for 4 months before it will be removed. Implants will be placed in the newly formed bone. The goal of this study is to test how well using a newly designed titanium mesh and bone particles can grow bone in the back of the lower jaw. The investigators are also checking if the newly formed bone will stay around implants that will have been in use for 12 months.
Inclusion Criteria * Patients are at least 18 years old * At least two adjacent back teeth in the lower jaw are missing * No medical contraindication to dental surgery * Inadequate vertical ridge height at edentulous region (less than 10mm) Exclusion Criteria * Unstable systemic diseases or conditions that would compromise the healing potential * Patients with osseous metabolic disorders (e.g., osteoporosis, Paget's disease etc.) * Patients who are pregnant or expect to get pregnant * Patients with unstable dental disease (e.g. caries and periodontitis) in the surgical sextant
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
A titanium mesh (Ti-Mesh) that is more porous than other materials will be placed in order to hold a spot for the bone particles to grow.
Bone Height
Diameter of the bone measured from the alveolar crest to the inferior alveolar nerve after the grafting procedures from CBCT images.
Time frame: 5 months
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