title: [Augmentation of narrow ridges for implants rehabilitation--a review].
abstract: The quantity of alveolar bone decreases mainly because of periodontal disease or loss of teeth causing bone resorption in both vertical and horizontal directions. Inadequate width of the alveolar ridge affects many parameters of implants placement and the final restoration. Placement of an implant in a narrow ridge without bone graft may harm the final esthetics and the long-term success of the implant rehabilitation. The purpose of this article is to review the basic principles of bone grafting and to discuss various grafting techniques for widening of the narrow ridge.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sapir Medical Center, Meir Hospital, Kfar-Saba.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mardinger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Minkow
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tulchinsky
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants