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Atrophy of alveolar ridges

MedGen UID:
343399
•Concept ID:
C1855642
•
Finding
Synonyms: Alveolar bone loss; Atrophy of alveolar margins; Atrophy of alveolar processes of jaw; Flattening of alveolar margin; Flattening of alveolar processes of jaw; Flattening of alveolar ridges; Flattening of gum ridges; Resorption of alveolar margins; Resorption of alveolar processes of jaw; Resorption of alveolar ridges; Shrinking of alveolar ridges; Shrinking of gum ridges
 
HPO: HP:0006308

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAtrophy of alveolar ridges

Conditions with this feature

Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome
MedGen UID:
45306
•Concept ID:
C0030360
•
Disease or Syndrome
Papillion-Lefevre syndrome (PALS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by palmoplantar keratoderma, periodontitis, and premature loss of dentition (summary by Lefevre et al., 2001).
See: Condition Record
Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Decision Criteria Proposed for the Treatment of Vertical Bone Atrophies in the Posterior Mandible.
Felice P, Pistilli R, Zucchelli G, Simion M, Karaban M, Bonifazi L, Barausse C
Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2021 Jan-Feb;41(1):71-77. doi: 10.11607/prd.4922. PMID: 33528453
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Role of Bone Augmentation for Implant Placement in the Edentulous Maxilla.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2016;31 Suppl:s31-41. doi: 10.11607/jomi.16suppl.g1.cpg. PMID: 27228253
New perspectives in the treatment of severe mandibular atrophy: "double sandwich" osteotomy.
Triaca A, Brusco D, Asperio P, Guijarro-Martínez R
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Sep;52(7):664-6. Epub 2014 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.04.013. PMID: 24840540

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Influence of healing time on the outcomes of alveolar ridge preservation using a collagenated bovine bone xenograft: A randomized clinical trial.
Couso-Queiruga E, Weber HA, Garaicoa-Pazmino C, Barwacz C, Kalleme M, Galindo-Moreno P, Avila-Ortiz G
J Clin Periodontol 2023 Feb;50(2):132-146. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13744. PMID: 36345818Free PMC Article
Efficacy of biologics for alveolar ridge preservation/reconstruction and implant site development: An American Academy of Periodontology best evidence systematic review.
Suárez-López Del Amo F, Monje A
J Periodontol 2022 Dec;93(12):1827-1847. Epub 2022 Oct 24 doi: 10.1002/JPER.22-0069. PMID: 35841608Free PMC Article
Efficacy of Alveolar Ridge Preservation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Avila-Ortiz G, Gubler M, Romero-Bustillos M, Nicholas CL, Zimmerman MB, Barwacz CA
J Dent Res 2020 Apr;99(4):402-409. Epub 2020 Feb 12 doi: 10.1177/0022034520905660. PMID: 32050833
Effect of alveolar ridge preservation interventions following tooth extraction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Avila-Ortiz G, Chambrone L, Vignoletti F
J Clin Periodontol 2019 Jun;46 Suppl 21:195-223. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13057. PMID: 30623987
Evaluation of complication rates and vertical bone gain after guided bone regeneration with non-resorbable membranes versus titanium meshes and resorbable membranes. A randomized clinical trial.
Cucchi A, Vignudelli E, Napolitano A, Marchetti C, Corinaldesi G
Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2017 Oct;19(5):821-832. Epub 2017 Jul 26 doi: 10.1111/cid.12520. PMID: 28745035Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Gingival Leukoplakia: Hyperkeratosis with Epithelial Atrophy Is A Frequent Histopathologic Finding.
Alabdulaaly L, Almazyad A, Woo SB
Head Neck Pathol 2021 Dec;15(4):1235-1245. Epub 2021 May 31 doi: 10.1007/s12105-021-01333-5. PMID: 34057694Free PMC Article
MRI for the display of autologous onlay bone grafts during early healing-an experimental study.
Flügge T, Ludwig U, Amrein P, Kernen F, Vach K, Maier J, Nelson K
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2021 Feb 1;50(2):20200068. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20200068. PMID: 33201739Free PMC Article
Morbidity and complications of bone grafting of the floor of the maxillary sinus for the placement of endosseous implants.
Raghoebar GM, Batenburg RH, Timmenga NM, Vissink A, Reintsema H
Mund Kiefer Gesichtschir 1999 May;3 Suppl 1:S65-9. doi: 10.1007/PL00014520. PMID: 10414086
A review of surgical and prosthetic treatment of the atrophic mandible.
Jackson R, Blustein R, Rotskoff K, Coy RE
Mo Dent J 1986 Mar-Apr;66(2):28-35. PMID: 3458019
The prosthetic treatment in the presence of gross resorption of the mandibular alveolar ridge.
Golds L
J Dent 1985 Jun;13(2):91-101. doi: 10.1016/0300-5712(85)90083-1. PMID: 3897311

Therapy

Alveolar ridge preservation: Complications and cost-effectiveness.
Barootchi S, Tavelli L, Majzoub J, Stefanini M, Wang HL, Avila-Ortiz G
Periodontol 2000 2023 Jun;92(1):235-262. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1111/prd.12469. PMID: 36580417
Influence of healing time on the outcomes of alveolar ridge preservation using a collagenated bovine bone xenograft: A randomized clinical trial.
Couso-Queiruga E, Weber HA, Garaicoa-Pazmino C, Barwacz C, Kalleme M, Galindo-Moreno P, Avila-Ortiz G
J Clin Periodontol 2023 Feb;50(2):132-146. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13744. PMID: 36345818Free PMC Article
Efficacy of Alveolar Ridge Preservation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Avila-Ortiz G, Gubler M, Romero-Bustillos M, Nicholas CL, Zimmerman MB, Barwacz CA
J Dent Res 2020 Apr;99(4):402-409. Epub 2020 Feb 12 doi: 10.1177/0022034520905660. PMID: 32050833
Effect of alveolar ridge preservation interventions following tooth extraction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Avila-Ortiz G, Chambrone L, Vignoletti F
J Clin Periodontol 2019 Jun;46 Suppl 21:195-223. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13057. PMID: 30623987
Effect of alveolar ridge preservation after tooth extraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Avila-Ortiz G, Elangovan S, Kramer KW, Blanchette D, Dawson DV
J Dent Res 2014 Oct;93(10):950-8. Epub 2014 Jun 25 doi: 10.1177/0022034514541127. PMID: 24966231Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Influence of healing time on the outcomes of alveolar ridge preservation using a collagenated bovine bone xenograft: A randomized clinical trial.
Couso-Queiruga E, Weber HA, Garaicoa-Pazmino C, Barwacz C, Kalleme M, Galindo-Moreno P, Avila-Ortiz G
J Clin Periodontol 2023 Feb;50(2):132-146. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13744. PMID: 36345818Free PMC Article
Efficacy of Alveolar Ridge Preservation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Avila-Ortiz G, Gubler M, Romero-Bustillos M, Nicholas CL, Zimmerman MB, Barwacz CA
J Dent Res 2020 Apr;99(4):402-409. Epub 2020 Feb 12 doi: 10.1177/0022034520905660. PMID: 32050833
Maxillary autogenous bone grafting.
Misch CM
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2011 May;23(2):229-38, v. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2011.01.003. PMID: 21492798
Simultaneous placement of endosteal implants and mandibular onlay grafting for treatment of the atrophic mandible. A preliminary report.
McGrath CJ, Schepers SH, Blijdorp PA, Hoppenreijs TJ, Erbe M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1996 Jun;25(3):184-8. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(96)80026-9. PMID: 8872220
Titanium mesh and particulate cancellous bone and marrow grafts to augment the maxillary alveolar ridge.
Gongloff RK, Cole M, Whitlow W, Boyne PJ
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1986 Jun;15(3):263-8. doi: 10.1016/s0300-9785(86)80083-7. PMID: 3088153

Clinical prediction guides

Alveolar ridge preservation: Complications and cost-effectiveness.
Barootchi S, Tavelli L, Majzoub J, Stefanini M, Wang HL, Avila-Ortiz G
Periodontol 2000 2023 Jun;92(1):235-262. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1111/prd.12469. PMID: 36580417
Influence of healing time on the outcomes of alveolar ridge preservation using a collagenated bovine bone xenograft: A randomized clinical trial.
Couso-Queiruga E, Weber HA, Garaicoa-Pazmino C, Barwacz C, Kalleme M, Galindo-Moreno P, Avila-Ortiz G
J Clin Periodontol 2023 Feb;50(2):132-146. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13744. PMID: 36345818Free PMC Article
Efficacy of biologics for alveolar ridge preservation/reconstruction and implant site development: An American Academy of Periodontology best evidence systematic review.
Suárez-López Del Amo F, Monje A
J Periodontol 2022 Dec;93(12):1827-1847. Epub 2022 Oct 24 doi: 10.1002/JPER.22-0069. PMID: 35841608Free PMC Article
Efficacy of Alveolar Ridge Preservation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Avila-Ortiz G, Gubler M, Romero-Bustillos M, Nicholas CL, Zimmerman MB, Barwacz CA
J Dent Res 2020 Apr;99(4):402-409. Epub 2020 Feb 12 doi: 10.1177/0022034520905660. PMID: 32050833
Maxillary autogenous bone grafting.
Misch CM
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2011 May;23(2):229-38, v. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2011.01.003. PMID: 21492798

Recent systematic reviews

Efficacy of biologics for alveolar ridge preservation/reconstruction and implant site development: An American Academy of Periodontology best evidence systematic review.
Suárez-López Del Amo F, Monje A
J Periodontol 2022 Dec;93(12):1827-1847. Epub 2022 Oct 24 doi: 10.1002/JPER.22-0069. PMID: 35841608Free PMC Article
Clinical performance of tooth root blocks for alveolar ridge reconstruction.
Bazal-Bonelli S, Sánchez-Labrador L, Cortés-Bretón Brinkmann J, Pérez-González F, Méniz-García C, Martínez-González JM, López-Quiles J
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 May;51(5):680-689. Epub 2021 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2021.08.019. PMID: 34507879
Effect of alveolar ridge preservation interventions following tooth extraction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Avila-Ortiz G, Chambrone L, Vignoletti F
J Clin Periodontol 2019 Jun;46 Suppl 21:195-223. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13057. PMID: 30623987
Clinical outcomes of dental implants after use of tenting for bony augmentation: a systematic review.
Pourdanesh F, Esmaeelinejad M, Aghdashi F
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Dec;55(10):999-1007. Epub 2017 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.10.015. PMID: 29174105
Effect of alveolar ridge preservation after tooth extraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Avila-Ortiz G, Elangovan S, Kramer KW, Blanchette D, Dawson DV
J Dent Res 2014 Oct;93(10):950-8. Epub 2014 Jun 25 doi: 10.1177/0022034514541127. PMID: 24966231Free PMC Article

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