Table 1.
Expansion zone | Initial expander volume | Final expander volume | Total expansion days | Expansion days as recommended by the manufacturer for the specific final volume | Soft tissue volume gain | Success of expansion | Augmentation dimension | Amount of bone fill in the vertical direction | Amount of bone fill in the horizontal direction |
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Right posterior mandible (Case 1) | 0.25 ml (250 mm3) | 1.3 ml (1300 mm3) | 60 days | 60 days | 755.9 mm3 | Successful | Vertical | 8 mm | N/A |
Anterior mandible (Case 2) | 0.15 ml (150 mm3) | 0.7 ml (700 mm3) | 38 days | 40 days | N/A | Late soft tissue expansion failure | Horizontal | N/A | Patient dropped out of the study after expansion failure |
Right posterior mandible (Case 3) | 0.05 ml (50 mm3) | 0.35 ml (350 mm3) | 10 days | 40 days | N/A | Early soft tissue expansion failure | Horizontal | N/A | 2 mm |
Left posterior maxilla∗ (Case 4) | 0.15 ml (150 mm3) | 0.7 ml (700 mm3) | 40 days | 40 days | 436.1 mm3 | Successful | Horizontal | N/A | 3 mm |
Right posterior maxilla∗ (Case 4) | 0.045 ml (45 mm3) | 0.24 ml (240 mm3) | 20 days | 20 days | 259.4 mm3 | Successful | Horizontal | N/A | 3 mm |
N/A: not applicable. ∗Both sites were in the same patient (Case 4).