title: Reconstruction of atrophied posterior mandible with inlay technique and mandibular ramus block graft for implant prosthetic rehabilitation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a successful clinical case of implant prosthetic rehabilitation in an atrophic posterior mandible reconstructed by inlay bone grafting after bone block harvesting from the mandibular ramus.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 55-year-old woman with an atrophied right posterior mandible underwent surgical inlay ridge augmentation under local anaesthesia using a block graft harvested from the ipsilateral mandibular ramus. Three months later 3 dental implants were inserted, and after an additional 4 months abutments were connected and a definitive fixed bridge inserted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After a 24-month follow-up, no implant failure was recorded; the patient was functionally and esthetically satisfied.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The inlay procedure in atrophic posterior mandible, associated with mandibular ramus graft harvesting, may be considered an effective, minimally invasive and well-tolerated procedure for implant prosthetic rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Dental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. felicepietro@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Felice
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iezzi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lizio
authors.forename: Adriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piattelli
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marchetti
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals; D008963:Molar; D014465:Ultrasonics
chemical_list: C077540:Bio-Oss; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008903:Minerals