Background and objectives: Tissue expansion has revolutionized plastic surgery in the last
30 years. Till date, to the best of our knowledge, no clinical trials have employed self-filling …

Background and objectives: Tissue expansion has revolutionized plastic surgery in the last
30 years. Till date, to the best of our knowledge, no clinical trials have employed Self-Filling …

Reconstruction of oral and maxillofacial defects is challenging. Insufficient soft tissues may
render hard tissue reconstruction problematic. Several surgical techniques have been used …

Background: Osmotic soft tissue expanders used in preimplant surgery to increase
insufficient soft tissue prior to bone augmentation swell absorbing body fluids in itself and …

Background: Tension-free closure of the intraoral site is a prerequisite at bone augmentation
procedures. Dental surgeons mainly use a technique called soft tissue mobilisation. The soft …

Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the ability of self-inflating tissue expander to
produce proper amount and quality of mucosa prior to bone grafting and implants insertion …

Kaner D, Friedmann A. Soft tissue expansion with self‐filling osmotic tissue expanders
before vertical ridge augmentation: a proof of principle study. J Clin Periodontol 2011; 38: 95 …

Tension-free flap closure to prevent soft tissue dehiscence is a prerequisite for successful
bone augmentation in orodental reconstructive surgery. Since soft tissue contour follows the …

Aim: To evaluate the self-inflating tissue expander prior to vertical ridge augmentation of
atrophic posterior mandible. Materials and methods: Eight patients with atrophic posterior …

Background: Rehabilitation of edentulous ridges with implants is becoming so popular.
However, it becomes onerous for a dentist to place implants in severely resorbed ridges …