“Tent-Pole” for Reconstruction of Large Alveolar Defects: A Case Report

Tentpole technique for bone regeneration in vertically deficient alveolar ridges: A prospective study

“…10 The feasibility of screw tentpole technique combined with guided bone regeneration was evaluated in a complicated tridemensional alveolar ridge defect caused by maxillary tumor surgery where regenerated bone was achieved 10 months later, leading to a successful maxillary prosthesis. 14 Wang evaluated porous b-TCP combined with autologous osteoblasts to augment edentulous alveolar ridge in a canine model, and demonstrated the potential of porous b-TCP as a substrate for autogenous osteoblasts in bone tissue engineering for alveolar ridge augmentation. 15 In this study also, we used titanium screws as "tent pole" which prevented contraction of the soft tissue around the b TCP graft material used in our study.…”