title: Use of collagen tube contained implants of particulate hydroxylapatite for ridge augmentation.
abstract: A preliminary report on the use of collagen tubes containing particulate hydroxylapatite for alveolar ridge augmentation is presented. The surgical technique is described and the results in 20 patients are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (160), VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gongloff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000601:surgery*; D003094:Collagen; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014727:Vestibuloplasty
chemical_list: D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D003094:Collagen