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Dental Asia November/December 2022

For more than two decades, Dental Asia is the premium journal in linking dental innovators and manufacturers to its rightful audience. We devote ourselves in showcasing the latest dental technology and share evidence-based clinical philosophies to serve as an educational platform to dental professionals. Our combined portfolio of print and digital media also allows us to reach a wider market and secure our position as the leading dental media in the Asia Pacific region while facilitating global interactions among our readers.

For more than two decades, Dental Asia is the premium journal in linking dental innovators and manufacturers to its rightful audience. We devote ourselves in showcasing the latest dental technology and share evidence-based clinical philosophies to serve as an educational platform to dental professionals. Our combined portfolio of print and digital media also allows us to reach a wider market and secure our position as the leading dental media in the Asia Pacific region while facilitating global interactions among our readers.

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Fig. 6a<br />

Fig. 6b<br />

Fig. 7a<br />

Fig. 7b Fig. 8<br />

Fig. 9a<br />

ABOUT THE AUTHOR<br />

Fig. 9b<br />

Figs. 6a-b: Flap mobilised and sutures were<br />

placed with no tension<br />

Fig. 7a-b: Second stage surgery after four<br />

months and placing of healing abutment<br />

to facilitate a screw-retained<br />

restoration. This would also involve<br />

GBR with the help of a xenograft<br />

material (RegenerOss, ZimVie) and a<br />

collagen membrane to ensure that<br />

the lost buccal bone was regenerated.<br />

Since it was a premolar site, a<br />

4.1x10mm implant was planned. The<br />

ideal depth of placement was 3mm<br />

below the buccal CEJ of the adjacent<br />

tooth. This would help in an ideal<br />

emergence profile of the future<br />

restoration.<br />

CONCLUSION<br />

GBR with an implant can have<br />

great results — both functional and<br />

aesthetic. The following points need<br />

to be kept in mind:<br />

• Primary closure of the grafted site<br />

is of prime importance<br />

Fig. 10<br />

Fig. 8: Emergence profile post healing<br />

Figs. 9a-b: Screw retained crown placed<br />

Fig. 10: Final restoration<br />

• Placement of implant in the most<br />

ideal position is paramount to<br />

achieve a good aesthetic and<br />

functional restoration. In case the<br />

bone is absent, it needs to be built<br />

before implant placement.<br />

In the case above, the bone was<br />

adequate enough to facilitate the<br />

placement of an implant with good<br />

primary stability which in turn helped<br />

us to graft the buccal defect at the<br />

same time as implant placement.<br />

The handling properties of<br />

RegenerOss Resorbable Xenograft are<br />

excellent. I hydrate them in normal<br />

saline for about 10 minutes before<br />

placing them in the desired site. I have<br />

had great results when I use them in<br />

GBR procedures. DA<br />

Dr Akshay<br />

Kumarswamy is a<br />

diplomate of the<br />

American Board<br />

of Periodontology<br />

and is board<br />

certified in<br />

periodontics and implant surgery.<br />

He completed his graduation from<br />

the College of <strong>Dental</strong> Sciences,<br />

Davangere, Karnataka. He pursued<br />

Advanced Education in General<br />

Dentistry (AEGD) from Boston<br />

University Goldman School of <strong>Dental</strong><br />

Medicine, US, and completed his<br />

Master of Science in Periodontics<br />

from the University of North<br />

Carolina at Chapel Hill School of<br />

Dentistry, US. Dr Akshay is also<br />

a fellow and diplomate of the<br />

International Congress of Oral<br />

Implantologists (ICOI) and was<br />

awarded the American Academy<br />

of Periodontology Educator<br />

Award in 2016 and the American<br />

Academy of Periodontology (AAP)<br />

Foundation scholarship for the year<br />

2012. Currently, he is a consultant<br />

periodontist and implantologist<br />

at Dr Kumarswamy’s PerioFamily<br />

Advanced Dentistry Clinic in Mumbai,<br />

India.<br />

DENTAL ASIA NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER <strong>2022</strong> 41

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