Ridge augmentation using a subepithelial connective tissue pedicle graft.
The deficient labial ridge can present aesthetic problems for the patient and technical problems for the restorative dentist. The learning objective of this report is a technique for obtaining connective tissue from an adjacent donor site in the form of a pedicle and positioning it beneath a partial thickness flap. The technique offers advantages over previous methods in terms of patient comfort, vascularization of the graft, and specific placement of the grafted connective tissue.
Wang
P D
PD
Division of Periodontics, Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery.
Pitman
D P
DP
Jans
H H
HH
D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps