Author/Authors :
Marco Lupi, Saturnino Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences - University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy , Rodriguez y Baena, Arianna Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences - University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy , Todaro, Claudia Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences - University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy , Ceccarelli, Gabriele Department of Public Health - Experimental Medicine and Forensic -Human Anatomy Unit - University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy , Rodriguez y Baena, Ruggero Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences - University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Abstract :
This case report discusses about an innovative bone regeneration method that involves the use of autologous periosteal micrografts,
which were used for a maxillary sinus floor lift in a 52-year-old female patient. This method allows for harvesting of a graft that is to
be seeded on a PLGA scaffold and involves collection of a very little amount of palatal periosteal tissue in the same surgical site after
elevation of a flap and disaggregation of it by using a Rigenera® filter. Histological samples collected at the time of implant
installation demonstrate a good degree of bone regeneration. The clinical and radiographic outcomes at the 3-year follow-up
visit showed an adequate stability of hard and soft tissues around the implants. This report demonstrates the possibility to
obtain a sufficient quality and quantity of bone with a progenitor cell-based micrograft and in turn make the site appropriate for
an implant-supported rehabilitation procedure, with stable results over a period of two years.
