Horizontal posterior ridge augmentation: the use of a collagen membrane over a bovine particulate graft: technique note.
The purpose of this technique note is to describe an improvement of a previously published method to augment the thin posterior mandibular ridge. The technique uses a subperiosteal tunnel to place a collagen membrane within the tunnel to maintain the shape of the augmentation. After the collagen membrane has been placed, a sintered xenograft is packed as an onlay graft, with implant placement 6 to 9 months later.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA. drblock@cdrnola.com
Michael S
MS
Block
Brian
B
Kelley
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002417:Cattle; D003094:Collagen; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010521:Periosteum / Q000601:surgery; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D003094:Collagen