Surgical management of the partially edentulous atrophic mandibular ridge using a modified sandwich osteotomy: a case report.
Loss of posterior mandibular teeth resulting in insufficient posterior vertical bone height can pose a problem in implant therapy. In the case reported, a modified sandwich osteotomy was used to solve this problem.
Yeung
Richie
R
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China. rwkyeung@hkusua.hku.hk
D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography