title: Combined soft and hard tissue augmentation for a localized alveolar ridge defect.
abstract: Ideal alveolar ridge width and height allows placement of a natural appearing pontic, which provides maintenance of a plaque-free environment. The contour of a partially edentulous ridge should be thoroughly evaluated before a fixed partial denture is undertaken. Localized alveolar ridge defect refers to a volumetric deficit of the limited extent of bone and soft-tissue within the alveolar process. These ridge defects can be corrected by hard tissue and/or soft-tissue augmentation. A 30-year-old male patient was referred to the Department of Periodontology for correction of Seibert's Class III ridge defect in the lower anterior region. Granulation tissue/connective tissue present at the base of the defect was removed after elevation of full thickness flap. MucoMatrixX, an animal derived, collagen based soft-tissue graft was sutured to the labial flap and bone graft was placed into the defect. If a soft-tissue graft material could be used to replace the palatal grafts, then all the possible complications associated with donor site would be eliminated and above all periodontal plastic surgery and ridge augmentation would be better accepted by patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Kanti Devi Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Srinivas Sulugodu
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ramachandra
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Kanti Devi Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Manesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lahori
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Kanti Devi Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Reetika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Kanti Devi Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Jithendra
keywords: Bone grafts; MucoMatrixX; ridge augmentation; ridge defects