Preaugmentation Soft Tissue Expansion: A Report of Four Pilot Cases

• Main Authors: Farah Asa'ad (Author), Gionata Bellucci (Author), Luca Ferrantino (Author), Davide Trisciuoglio (Author), Silvio Taschieri (Author), Massimo Del Fabbro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This pilot study aimed at investigating the safety and feasibility of pre-augmentation soft tissue expansion (STE). Tissue expanders of different sizes (from 240 to 1300 mm3) were implanted subperiosteally in four patients requiring vertical and/or horizontal bone augmentation, and left in situ for...