title: Methods of altering crestal levels. Clinical case reports.
abstract: Selected cases have been presented using different techniques to alter crestal levels. Self Regeneration or Autogenous bone grafts have been most successful in cases of three-wall and two-wall infrabony lesions. When a hemiseptal lesion occurs on the mesial of a tooth an uprighting procedure can be accomplished. When there is an adjacent tooth a forced eruption technique using orthodontic forces can be used. A surgical elevation technique has been presented which also has shown positive changes in bony topography.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000541:Alveolectomy / Q000379:methods; D000543:Alveoloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D012534:Dental Scaling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013357:Subgingival Curettage; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous