title: A maxillary ridge-splitting technique followed by immediate placement of implants: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Murcia, Mozart Street 1, 1st Floor G, 30002 Murcia, Spain. josecalvog@ono.com
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Calvo Guirado
authors.forename: Maria Rosario Saez
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Yuguero
authors.forename: Maria Jose
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Carrión del Valle
authors.forename: Guillermo Pardo
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Zamora
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants