title: Soft tissue ridge augmentation utilizing a combination onlay-interpositional graft procedure: a case report.
abstract: Esthetic reconstruction of large-volume Class III ridge deformities where bone and soft tissue have been lost buccolingually as well as apicocoronally continues to offer a major challenge in therapy to periodontists and to those engaged in advanced reconstructive dentistry. No single procedure is well suited for solving all problems in reconstructive surgery. A series of staged surgical procedures is frequently necessary to augment the ridge to its former dimensions. The authors have devised a combination onlay-interpositional graft procedure that appears to offer promise in solving many of the problems encountered in gaining predictable soft tissue ridge augmentation in Class III ridge defects.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Seibert
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Louis
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005881:Gingiva / Q000637:transplantation*; D005893:Gingivoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014081:Tooth Extraction