title: The platform switching approach to optimize split crest technique.
abstract: The split crest technique is a reliable procedure used simultaneously in the implant positioning. In the literature some authors describe a secondary bone resorption as postoperative complication. The authors show how platform switching can be able to avoid secondary resorption as complication of split crest technique.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Oral Surgery and Implantology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sammartino
authors.affiliation: Oral Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cerone
authors.affiliation: University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gasparro
authors.affiliation: Endodontics, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Riccitiello
authors.affiliation: University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Trosino