title: The repair of localized severe ridge defects for implant placement using mandibular bone grafts.
abstract: Severe alveolar deficiencies can prevent ideal implant placement. Management of osseous defects often necessitates autogenous bone grafting. The mandibular symphysis graft technique offers ease of access, good bone quantity for localized repair, a corticocancellous block graft morphology, low morbidity and minimal graft resorption. An improved bone density results along with a shorter healing time as compared with other methods for bone repair. An understanding of graft management and implant placement is essential for clinical success.
authors.affiliation: Division of Periodontics, University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Misch
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Misch
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D015519:Bone Density; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002680:Chin / Q000601:surgery; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors