title: Ridge augmentation using mandibular tori.
abstract: A 19-year-old female was referred by her dental practitioner for the restoration of missing maxillary lateral incisors and canines. Ridge augmentation was required. This was undertaken using mandibular tori as the sites for harvesting bone. The grafting was successful and the spaces were subsequently restored using resin-bonded bridgework. The case reports that mandibular tori provide a local and convenient source of bone for ridge augmentation procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne. dean.barker@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Walls
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Meechan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003481:Cuspid; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D005096:Exostoses / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery