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.
Division of Periodontics, Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery.
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Wang
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Pitman
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Jans
D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps