EVALUATION OF RIDGE AUGMENTATION USING STICKY BONE WITH TITANIUM-RICH PLASMA MEMBRANE VERSUS WITH COLLAGEN MEMBRANE FOR SIMULTANEOUS ANTERIOR MAXILLARY IMPLANT PLACEMENT

Background: The ability to restore dental function is limited by the resorption of the alveolar ridge after tooth extraction, periodontal disorders, trauma, or congenital anomalies. Therefore, it is often necessary to augment hard tissue. Recently, bone graft and plasma derivatives, including platelet-rich fibrin and titanium platelet-rich fibrin, have improved success when used in ridge augmentation. Aim of the study: To evaluate the effect of ridge augmentation using sticky bone with titanium platelet-rich fibrin versus collagen membrane on bone thickness, peri-implant bone density, and implant stability. Methods: This study included Twenty patients with horizontal ridge defects in the esthetic zone in maxillary anterior teeth. Patients were divided into two groups. The study group was treated with sticky bone with T-PRF. The control group was treated with sticky bone covered with a collagen membrane. Postoperative clinical and radiographic follow-up was performed over 6 months. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups immediately and after 6 months postoperatively, regarding bone density, bone width, and implant stability. Conclusion: Under the limitations of the present study, the study showed that both T-PRF and collagen membranes improved the clinical parameters, indicating that they are useful in soft and hard tissue healing, due to more bone fill percentage by preventing unwanted tissues from growing into the area of bone healing.