The advantages of localized ridge augmentation prior to implant placement: a staged event.
This paper demonstrates the successful reconstruction of alveolar bone destroyed by advanced periodontitis and endodontic failure. It offers a staged approach that is predictable and is superior to extracting the tooth and not performing a ridge enhancement procedure. Four cases using guided tissue regeneration in combination with bone grafts prior to the placement of endosseous dental implants are discussed.
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The Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, Swampscott, MA 01907.
Mellonig
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D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction