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Biomedical Research

An International Journal of Medical Sciences

Review Article - Biomedical Research (2018) Volume 29, Issue 13

Periosteal distraction as bone regenerative alternative

Mario Pérez-Sayáns García1*, José Manuel Martínez Martín2, Mercedes Gallas Torreira2, María del Mar Mata Martínez3 and Abel García-García4

1Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain

2Master de Medicina Oral, Cirugía oral e Implantología, University of Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela, Spain

3Master de Ortodoncia y Ortopedia Dentofacial, University of Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela, Spain

4Professor of Maxillofacial Surgery, Master de Medicina Oral, Cirugía oral e Implantología, University of Santiago de Compostela. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

*Corresponding Author:
Mario Pérez-Sayáns García
Oral Medicine
Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS)
Spain

Accepted date: June 7, 2018

DOI: 10.4066/biomedicalresearch.29-17-4030

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Abstract

The use of endoseus implants is frequently limited by insufficient bone in the reception area as a result of trauma, tooth loss, poor surgical technique or periodontal disease. Several methods have been described to solve problems related to bone atrophy: regeneration with bone grafts, Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) and Osteogenic Distraction (OD). OD is a technique that induces the formation of hard and soft tissue through a progressive elongation of a gap created by osteotomy. The periosteum plays an active role in osteogenic distraction. Therefore, it is possible to produce the formation of new bone through Osteogenetic Periosteal Distraction (OPD) without having to perform an osteotomy. The goal of this revision is to clarify the matter, revising the used devices, techniques and comparing the results. The bibliographic revision of OPD was performed by searching on PUBMED and SCOPUS for the articles published until December 2013. We included a total of 17 articles that complied with the requirements. Several experimental studies in animals have shown the formation of bone by OPD, however, there is not a clear protocol to develop the intervention due to the diversity of devices, animal models, anatomical regions or variables in the surgical technique in regards to latency periods, activation frequency and consolidation periods. OPD is efficient for the creation of new bone between the remnant bone and the periosteal tissue, although the amount of variables do not allow for the establishment of a predictable result.

Keywords

Endoseus implants, Osteogenic distraction, Osteogenetic periosteal distraction, Periosteum

Introduction

The use of endoseus implants for partial or complete dental restorations has gained popularity over the last decades, showing great reliability over time. There are some minimal requirements of tridimensional space for implant placement. However, implant placement depending on the designed prosthetic position frequently has the problem of insufficient bone in the reception area as a result of trauma, tooth loss, poor surgical technique or periodontal disease. Long-term prognosis for dental implants is negatively affected by an insufficient bone volume [1].

Several methods have been described to solve problems related to bone atrophy: (a) regeneration with bone grafts [2-4] (b) Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) [5-12] (c) Osteogenic Distraction (OD) [13,14]. The ‘Gold Standard’ in regeneration still is the placement of an autogenous bone, although it has inconveniences such as morbidity of the donating location, resorption and being a limited bone. GBR is one of the most broadly used techniques. Its main inconvenience is the healing period until achieving a complete rehabilitation. OD is a technique that induces the formation of hard and soft tissue through a progressive elongation of a gap created by osteotomy. It has proven to be a predictable technique in certain treatments with great crest vertical deficiency. However, the indications for alveolar OD can be limited depending on the resorption type and state of the alveolar crest. In addition to being a technique requiring great experience.

The periosteum plays an active role in osteogenic distraction through a very vascularized internal region, called the osteoblastic layer. This layer is composed of mesenchymal stem cells that can be differentiated in osteoblasts [15,16]. Although the application of distracting forces through OD leads to the formation of sub-periosteal bone, tension in the periosteum is enough to create significant amounts of subperiosteal bone [17]. Therefore, it is possible to produce the formation of new bone through Osteogenetic Periosteal Distraction (OPD) without having to perform an osteotomy [18-36].

The surgical technique consists of placing a distraction device under the healthy periosteum. After a variable latency period, we proceed with the activation of the device, which continues to elevate the periosteum until reaching the desired height. Subsequently, it is left during a consolidation period, so the bone may mature.

Several experimental studies in animals have shown the formation of bone by OPD, however, there is not a clear protocol to develop the intervention due to the diversity of devices, animal models, anatomical regions or variables in the surgical technique in regards to latency periods, activation frequency and consolidation periods [18-36].

The goal of this revision is to clarify the matter, revising the used devices, techniques and comparing the results.

Material and Methods

The bibliographic revision of periosteal distraction was performed by searching on PUBMED and SCOPUS for the articles published until December 2013. The keywords used were the following: ‘Periosteal AND distraction AND regeneration’. Since this technique is still under research, we included all experimental studies in animals. The articles were classified in the table detailing sample sizes, animal models, type of device used, latency period, activation frequency, consolidation period, height obtained, occupation of the newly formed bone and region. We also analysed the complications and observations of the authors.

Results

After searching on PUBMED and SCOPUS, we included a total of 17 articles that complied with the requirements of experimental studies on animals. The animals of the experiment were rats, rabbits, mini pigs and dogs. The devices were tested in several anatomic regions, as shown in Table 1. Different periosteal distraction devices were used, the most frequent ones were devices 1a-1c (Figure 1); and devices represented in Figure 2, correspond to other types of devices used only once.

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Figure 1: Main devices. Device 1a: U-shaped device with two legs for anchoring surface using two micro screws. Synthes Maxillofacial design, Paolic, PA. It was used four times. Device 1b: Micro titanium mesh of 30 × 30 mm and 0.25 mm thick, prepared for anchoring two screws. KLS Martin, Tuttlinger, Germany. It was used twice. Device 1c: Titanium mesh 20 × 10 mm and 0.3 mm thickness. Uses two screws and a screw distractor was used four times.

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Figure 2: Other devices (a-f).

Author Sample Animal model Anatomic area Disp. Latency (w) Activation Consolidation Height % Total bone/Area Area Details
Nakahara et al. 30 Rat Calvarian 4 7 0.1 mm/24 h/10 d 17, 31 and 45 d   11.41 ± 4.05 (17 d)    
                  13.96 ± 2.46 (31 d)    
                  30.64 ± 1.48 (45 d)    
Yamauchi et al. 12 Rabbit Frontal 1     5   Control: 6.1 ± 1.54   With (case)/without (control) Dynamic elevation
                  Case: 21.9 ± 5.33    
              8   Control: 15.5 ± 4.04    
                  Case: 36.0 ± 7.11    
Nakahara et al 24 Rat Calvarian 1 7 0.1 /24 h/10 d 10     Periosteum (+) 23.07 ± 10.81 mm3 No differences with/without membrane barrier
                    Periosteum (–) 3.49 ± 2.12 mm3  
Dziewiecki et al. 12 Minipig Calvarian 4     12, 28 and 42 d   34.75 ± 28.16 53.1 ± 31.5 mm3  
Saulacic et al. 60 Rabbit Calvarian 1 7 0.25 mm/24 h/10 d 10, 17, 24,31 and 77 Asymmetrical     PCR analysis (BMP-2, RUNX2, ACP5, SPARC, collagen Ia1, collagen IIa1, and SOX9)
            0.5 mm/24 h/10 d          
Kahraman et al. 20 Rabbit Inferolateral surface mandible 4 7 0.35 mm/24 h/10 d 45   66.0 ± 5.7 case 34.6 ± 7.4 mm/mm2 36.0 ± 9.8 mm/mm2 Local Simvastatim vs. control
                  57.5 ± 6.5 control    
Suer et al. 24 Rabbit Lateral surface mandible 1 7 0.25 mm/12h/1d 16-32       HBO vs. NBO
Yamauchi et al. 12 Rabbit Frontal 4 14   35   27.3 ± 10.8 2.14 ± 0.85 cm2  
          14   56   31.1 ± 12.1 2.90 ± 1.13 cm2  
Zacaria et al. 12 Rabbit Shell 3 7 0.5 mm/12 h/5 d 28   38.64    
          7 0.5 mm/12 h/5 d 42   54.99    
Zacaria et al. 8 Rabbit Shell 3 7 0.5 mm/12 h/5 d 24   44.36    
          7 0.5 mm/12 h/5 d 42   60.16    
Saulacic et al. 32 Rats Shell 3 7 0.1 mm/24 h/10 d 14     Yes  
          7   28        
          7   42        
Saulacic et al. 48 Rats Shell 3 7 0.2 mm/24 h/10 d 7     yes  
Saulacic et al. 16 Rats Shell 4 7 0.4 mm/24 h/10 d 10 2.07 ± 0.62   862.16 ± 18.3 mm3  
          7 0.4 mm/24 h/10 d 20 2.13 ± 0.46   860.09 ± 10.0 mm3  
Altug et al. 36 Rabbit Ramus 1 7 0.25 mm/12 h/10 d 15-30-60     2.62 cm2  
          1 0.25 mm/12 h/10 d 15-30-60     3.26 cm2  
Yamauchi et al. 5 Dogs Ramus 4 8 0.5 mm/d/6 d 56       B-TCP Block
Tudor et al 9 Minipig Frontal 2 3 0.5 mm/12 h/5 d 14-28-42   71-95-69%    
          3 0.5 mm/12 h/10 d 14-28-42   52-33-80%    
          3 0.5 mm/12 h/15 d 14-28-42   30-85-82%    
Sato et al 8 Rabbit Parietal 4 7 0.5 mm/d/20 d 21 7.20 ± 0.96   153.7 ± 15.3 mm3 Control
          7   21 5.20 ± 0.95   92.2 ± 13.8 mm3  
Oda et al 25 Rabbit Ramus 4 7 0.5 mm/d/8 d 28   46.9 ± 7.3% 13.5 ± 3.2 mm2 6 with perforation
          7   28   41.3 ± 6.3% 11 ± 2.9 mm2 6 without perforstion
          7   56   86.6 ± 12.2% 25.7 ± 5.1 mm2 7 with perforation
          7   56   46.6 ± 8.9% 12.9 ± 3.2 mm2 6 without perforation
Yamauchi et al. 3 Dog Ramus 4 8 0.5 mm/d/8 d 56     Yes B-TCP Block
          8   56        
Casap et al. 10 Rabbit Ramus 1 14 1 mm/d/7 d 60 1.4 2.50%   VEGF
          14   60 1.7 13%    
Sencimen et al. 18 Rabbit Ramus 1 7 0.25 mm/12 h/10 d 15-30-60     8.5-17.8-16.8 mm2  
Kessler et al. 6 Minipig Frontal 2 5 0.5 mm/d/10 d 7-17-45   39,70-58, 6-90%    
Estrada et al. 12 Rabbit   4 10 0.25 mm/d/32 d 10-20-30        
          10 0.5 mm/d/16 d 10-20-30        
Estrada et al. 4 Dog Ramus 4 10 0.2 mm/d/22 d 90        
Schmidt et al. 10 Rabbit Ramus 1 7 1 mm/3 d/15 d 28-35-42-56 2.86 ± 0.56      

Table 1. Summary of experimental studies in periosteal distraction.

In regards to the surgical technique, since there is such a variability of specimens and devices, it was very diverse. All the techniques share the device bone anchoring, with a fair preservation of the periosteum. The latency, activation and consolidation periods also differed in different studies. The average latency period was 6.85 d, the maximum latency period was 14 d and the minimum was 1 d. The most common activation was 0.5 mm/d, varying from 0.1 mm/d until 1 mm/d during an average period of 11 d (5-32 d). The average consolidation period was 33.7 d (7-90 d).

The height was described in 4 articles, the average was 3.22 mm. The maximum height achieved was 7.2 mm in a trial developed on rabbits by Sato et al. [30] with the device described as number 4. The minimum height achieved was 1.4 mm in a study by Casap et al. [35], also in rabbits but using device number 1.

The occupation percentage of the new bone regarding the total space was 42.81%, measurement taken in 6 studies. The highest average bone occupation was 66.33% in a study by Tudor et al. [24] in mini pigs, using device number 2. The lowest bone occupation was 29.2% in the article published by Yamauchi et al. [20], using an auto-expandable device.

The area was also measured in 6 studies, in mm2, cm2 and mm3. The highest average area was obtained in the study by Altug et al. [36] in a study of the mandibular branch in rabbits, with an average of 2.94 cm2.

In two studies by Yamauchi et al. [22,23] developed in dogs, the device created a horizontal increase. Sencimen et al. [25] compared the DPO with the OD, using the same device, with a newly formed bone area of 14.4 mm2 and 25.4 mm2, respectively. The study developed by Estrada et al. [34], was not valid due to an inappropriate design of the device. Oda et al. [31] and Saulacic et al. [29] created different groups perforating and not perforating the bone cortical, obtaining better results in the groups with perforations. In a study by Saluacic et al. [28] they used the device in a group covered by a collagen membrane and Casap et al. [35] used VEGF in a group and obtained a better result in bone formation.

The most common complication was inflammation. Cases of infection, mobility of devices and death of specimens were reported [26,29,35], but in most cases the goal was achieved.

Discussion

The reconstruction of bone loss in the alveolar border is complex, since the deformity includes a deficiency of both the bone and the mucosa. Different techniques have been used to solve this deficiency. Alveolar osteogenic distraction has shown to be a viable and predictable variable for this type of situations [37]. However, OD requires the use of osteotomy which is difficult to develop in narrow crests and some complications such as ingestions, deviation of the inclination vector, fragment sequestration or fractures [38]. For these reasons, there are several studies that have evaluated the formation of new bone through the distraction of the periosteum, without having to develop an osteotomy, facilitating the surgical treatment and decreasing the possible complications deriving from the creation of a transport fragment.

The results of this study show that a constant tension in the periosteum at a certain frequency is sufficient for the creation of new bone between the remnant bone and the periosteal tissue. The review compares 17 articles in which they have used this technique in several animal models (rats, rabbits, mini pigs and dogs) and all of these studies resulted in the formation of new bone in greater or lower measure.

Different device designs were used, despite that bone regeneration or neoformation was achieved, we cannot highlight one design over another. To develop this intra-oral technique, the best design is similar to number 2, used by Kesser et al. [33], through the possible adaptation of the anatomy of a edentulous alveolar crest. In the next study we will propose a new device design that can be perfectly adapted to the intra-oral anatomy.

In addition to the variability of devices, different studies have tested several latency, activation and consolidation periods. Most of the studies agree in the importance of a latency period of approximately 7 d, necessary to achieve a good healing of the tissue, we cannot start the distraction without a healthy mucosa, otherwise we would be exposed to the deshicense of the flap with the subsequent failure of the technique. The activation frequencies have been very varied, the most frequent one was 0.5 mm/d, although since there are different animal models (rats, rabbits, mini pigs and dogs), the measure should be extrapolated to each animal group. Despite this fact, the complications by dehicences were very infrequent. The consolidation period also has great variations between the different studies, in most of the studies different consolidation periods took place for the histomorphometric analysis of the bone in different maturity phases. In general, a higher average consolidation period achieved a greater percentage of bone per area. Kessler et al. [33] tested consolidation periods of 7, 17 and 45 d, obtaining percentages of 39.7, 58.9 and 90%, respectively. In 2 studies Zacaria et al. [18,19], assessed the percentage of bone per total area in consolidation times of 28 and 42; and of 24 and 42 d, resulting in a greater formation of bone percentage in longer consolidation periods.

The average height was 3.22 mm, the maximum height achieved was 7.2 mm by Sato et al. [30] with the device described as number 4, the minimum height was 1.4 mm achieved by Casap et al. [35] with the device described was number 1, both studies were developed in rabbits. This information shows that there are great quantitative differences when developing the technique with one device or another.

Conclusions

The results of this study show that periosteal distraction is efficient for the creation of new bone between the remnant bone and the periosteal tissue. The amount of variables (devices, species, operating times...) do not allow for the establishment of a predictable result. More studies are necessary as well as the improvement of devices adapted to each anatomical region.

Acknowledgements

Not applicable.

Disclosures

There are not any financial interests.

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