A maxillary ridge-splitting technique followed by immediate placement of implants: a case report.
Maxillary alveolar atrophy often limits the placement of dental implants. This article reports on a refinement of a technique for widening the atrophic ridge by splitting the alveolar bone longitudinally. Treatment of a patient with a severely resorbed edentulous maxilla is described. Six 4-mm wide by 13-mm long threaded Osseotite implants were placed immediately within the split ridge and surrounded with a mixture of autogenous tuberosity and bovine bone. The advantages of this technique for patients include less surgical trauma and condensed treatment time.
Calvo Guirado
Jose Luis
JL
School of Dentistry, University of Murcia, Mozart Street 1, 1st Floor G, 30002 Murcia, Spain. josecalvog@ono.com
Yuguero
Maria Rosario Saez
MR
Carrión del Valle
Maria Jose
MJ
Zamora
Guillermo Pardo
GP
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002417:Cattle; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
D015921:Dental Implants