OBJECTIVE: Development of new custom-made devices to reconstruct alveolar bone for implantation, and comparison with conventional methods were the goals of this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using a computer-aided design technique, three-dimensional images were constructed. From these data, custom-made devices were produced by a selective laser melting method with pure @entity702 . Clinical trials also have been conducted with 26 @entity1 who needed bone reconstruction before implantation; they were divided into 2 groups with 13 @entity1 each. The first group uses custom-made devices; the other uses commercial @entity702 meshes that need to bend during operation. Some clinical aspects are evaluated after the trial. RESULTS: The custom-made devices can be produced closely by following the data precisely. Devices are fit for bone defect site. Moreover, the operation time of the custom-made group (75.4      11.6  min) was significantly shorter than that of the conventional group (111.9      17.8  min) (p  <  0.01). @entity33 occurs, without significant difference (p  =  0.27), in a @entity1 in the custom-made without severe @entity281 (7.7%), and 3 in conventional (23.1%), respectively. The retaining screw is significantly fewer in the custom-made group than commercial mesh group (p  <  0.01). CONCLUSION: These results indicate that our novel protocol could be simple and safe for providing powerful support for guided bone regeneration.

Custom-made XXXX devices as membranes for bone augmentation in implant treatment: Clinical application and the comparison with conventional @entity702 mesh.

@entity702 :: ('MESH:D014025', 'Chemical') :: ['titanium'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity33 :: ('MESH:D052016', 'Disease') :: ['Mucosal rupture'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection']
@entity702 :: (MESH:D014025,Chemical) :: ['titanium']
