Exostosis: a donor site for autograft

This article reports the utilization of exostosis as a source of autogenous bone for the treatment of osseous defects. A patient presented with an exostosis on the mandibular lingual region on the right side of the jaw. Exostosis was surgically removed using a chisel and mallet. The autograft thus o...

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Published inIndian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian Society for Dental Research Vol. 22; no. 6; p. 860
Main Authors Puttaswamaiah, Rajiv N, Galgali, Sushama R, Gowda, Vinayak S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.11.2011
Subjects
Adult
Alveolar Bone Loss - surgery
Bone Transplantation - methods
Chronic Periodontitis - surgery
Exostoses - surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Mandibular Diseases - surgery
Osteogenesis - physiology
Osteotomy - instrumentation
Periodontal Pocket - surgery
Surgical Flaps
Transplant Donor Site - surgery
Transplantation, Autologous
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Summary:This article reports the utilization of exostosis as a source of autogenous bone for the treatment of osseous defects. A patient presented with an exostosis on the mandibular lingual region on the right side of the jaw. Exostosis was surgically removed using a chisel and mallet. The autograft thus obtained was used to treat a shallow osseous crater between 46 and 47. New bone formation was noticed at the grafted site 6 months after grafting. Bone formed in the grafted areas showed comparable clinical features to those of native bone.
ISSN:1998-3603