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Article Category: Case Report
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Online Publication Date: 06 Dec 2022

Autogenous Chin Block Grafts for Implant-Supported Rehabilitation: A 20-Year Follow-Up Case Series

DDS, MSc,
DDS, MSc, PhD,
DDS,
DDS, MSc, PhD, and
MD, DDS, MSc
Page Range: 516 – 522
DOI: 10.1563/aaid-joi-D-21-00263
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Copyright: 2022
Figure 1.
Figure 1.

Autogenous bone block harvested from the donor site.


Figure 2.
Figure 2.

Buccal view of the recipient site and cortical perforations.


Figure 3.
Figure 3.

Onlay block fixed at the buccal aspect of the defect.


Figure 4.
Figure 4.

Deproteinized bovine bone (DBB) particles placed over the bone block.


Figure 5.
Figure 5.

Placement of a resorbable membrane to cover the bone substitute.


Figure 6.
Figure 6.

Reopening surgery after a healing period of 4 months. The absence of buccal circumferential bone resorption around the osteosynthesis screw can be noticed.


Figure 7.
Figure 7.

Patient 1-CM. 20-year follow-up orthopantomography.


Figure 8.
Figure 8.

Patient 2-DF. 20-year follow-up intraoral radiograph.


Figure 9.
Figure 9.

Patient 3-DM. 20-year follow-up intraoral radiograph.


Figure 10.
Figure 10.

Patient 4-LG. 20-year follow-up intraoral radiograph.


Figure 11.
Figure 11.

Patient 5-MP. 20-year follow-up intraoral radiograph.


Contributor Notes

Corresponding author, e-mail: sofia.bettini@unimi.it
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