title: Vital root retention in humans: a final report.
abstract: A research protocal for submucosal vital root retention in humans has been developed based on laboratory animal studies. Procedures, patient management, and statistical results have been reported in a series of three articles. Changes in techniques have also been reported, along with explanation of a flowchart for tooth root retention and alveolar ridge preservation. Some ideas for future investigations are presented. Vital root retention in humans appears to be a valid means of retaining residual bony ridge tissues to a greater degree than when patients are rendered totally edentulous.
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control; D003779:Denture Design; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery