Comparing sandwich and mixed bone augmentation for bone growth around dental implants

You may qualify if

• Minimum dentition of 20 permanent teeth
• Single edentulous site at maxillary premolar, canine, lateral incisor, or central incisor
• Adjacent teeth present with sufficient clearance for an implant crown
• Ridge width between 4 mm and 7 mm at the edentulous site

You can't join if

• Systemic criteria:
• Current heavy smokers (>10 cigarettes per day) or heavy smokers who quitted less than 1 year
• Pregnancy or lactating mothers
• Diseases of the immune system or any medical condition that may influence the treatment outcome (for examples uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c >7), uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, neurologic or psychiatric disorders, systemic infections, history of radiation therapy in the head and neck area, current use of oral bisphosphonates for >3 years or history of IV bisphosphonates use, current alcoholism or drug abuse, etc.)
• Intraoral criteria:
• Acute infection at/or adjacent to the edentulous site (e.g., sinus tract, swelling, etc.)
• Observable gingival changes due to use of medications such as calcium antagonists, anticonvulsives, immunosuppressants, anti-inflammatory medications, etc.)
• Generalized uncontrolled dental diseases, e.g. caries, periodontal diseases, etc.
• Uncontrolled periodontal disease
• Poor oral hygiene (>20% plaque score)
• CBCT criteria:
• More than 7 mm of alveolar ridge with at the edentulous site present on CBCT scans
• Intraoperative criteria:
• An implant without primary stability >35N