Preservation of the residual alveolar ridge is of paramount importance to the edentulous patient for denture retention and support. A variety of tooth replacement materials have been used in an effort to maintain the residual alveolar ridges. Kiel bone has been used in orthopedic surgery and in ridge augmentation. However, no mention was made before, about use of Kiel bone as root substitutes.
This study was conducted to evaluate clinically and radio-graphically, Kiel bone as root substitutes in recent extraction sockets under immediate partial dentures. Seven patients with lower anterior and/or premolar teeth, indicated for extraction, were included in this work. Clinical and radiographic follow-up of
Kiel bone root implants were done for a period of two months.
From the results, it was found that:
1.
Kiel bone root implants are well-tolerated by human alveolar bone.
2.
Implantation of Kiel bone into fresh extraction sockets of mandibular teeth was effective in minimizing alveolar ridge resorption.
3.
Although implantation of Kiel bone is simple, some root implants showed exfoliation.
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