title: Simple bone augmentation for alveolar ridge defects.
abstract: Dental implant procedures, both surgical placement and preimplant bone augmentation, have become an integral aspect of the oral and maxillofacial surgeon's practice. The number of dental implants placed each year continues to increase as a result of increasing patient exposure and awareness of dental implants, the increased functional and esthetic dental demands of general practitioners and patients, the overall increase in age of the US patient population, and expanded insurance coverage of dental implant-related procedures. This article outlines relevant surgical procedures aimed toward reconstructing alveolar ridge defects to restore intra-arch alveolar discrepancies before restoration-driven dental implant placement.
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Lakewood Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialists, Lee's Summit, MO, USA; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA. Electronic address: christopherhaggerty@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Haggerty
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Lake Charles Oral and Facial Surgery, Lake Charles, LA, USA.
authors.forename: G Rawleigh
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants
keywords: Alveolar defect; Block graft augmentation; Bone grafting; Chin graft; Osteoconductive; Osteoinductive; Ramus graft; Socket preservation graft