title: Primary reconstruction of the mandibular alveolar ridge following resection.
abstract: Standard techniques of mandibular reconstruction aim at the restoration of function. However, the height and shape of the alveolar ridge are often neglected and reconstruction often results in difficulty in subsequent denture wear. Immediate reconstruction of the alveolar process with particulate autologous iliac bone is described, a technique used in 10 patients since 1978.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tianjin Second Medical College, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D000541:Alveolectomy; D000543:Alveoloplasty / Q000379:methods; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005893:Gingivoplasty; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing