NCT07041398

Horizontal Ridge Augmentation Using Sausage Technique: A Retrospective Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 23 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kocaeli University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This retrospective study investigates the outcomes of the sausage technique, a contemporary modification of guided bone regeneration (GBR), for the augmentation of severely horizontally deficient alveolar ridges (\<4 mm width). The technique, originally introduced by Urban and colleagues, uses multiple fixation pins to enhance membrane stability and maintain graft volume through a tension dome effect. In this study, a total of 23 patients underwent horizontal ridge augmentation using the sausage technique, with bone measurements assessed at 2, 4, and 6 mm apical to the crest using CBCT imaging at preoperative (T0), early postoperative (T1), and late postoperative (T2) stages. The study quantitatively analyzed both horizontal bone gain (T2-T0) and bone resorption (T1-T2) during the healing period.

Conditions

• Alveolar Bone Grafting
• Guided Bone Regeneration
• Bone Gain

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-02
• Primary completion: 2024-06-03
• Completion: 2024-06-10
• First posted: 2025-06-27
• Last updated: 2025-06-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)