title: Alveolar ridge splitting: a new microsaw technique.
abstract: Narrow dentoalveolar ridges remain a serious challenge for the successful placement of endosseous implants. This case series describes a modification of previous ridge-splitting techniques using a microsaw blade. The approach enables treatment of ridges as thin as 2.5 mm at the alveolar crest and simultaneous placement of dental implants. In one extreme case reported here, where the crest width was less than 2.5 mm, a two-stage approach was used; implants were placed about 1 month after ridge expansion. In the 10 patients treated in this series, 27 dental implants were placed and achieved successful integration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Jin
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Avi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shelemay
authors.forename: Seong-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jung-Kui
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chai
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants