title: Combined application of roll flap and combination onlay-interpositional graft to enhance esthetics of maxillary anterior fixed partial denture: A case report.
abstract: In the maxillary anterior region, reconstruction of the localized alveolar ridge defect is very important in enhancing the esthetics of fixed partial denture. A 40-year-old female patient presented with a chief complaint of the inconvenience and unesthetic problem of 3-unit maxillary anterior prosthesis due to alveolar ridge resorption. After removal of old prosthesis, intraoral examination revealed moderate (buccolingually 4 mm) ridge deficiency in missing tooth region, leading to the diagnosis of Class I alveolar ridge defect. One of the reconstruction techniques to overcome this problem might be a technique that combines two types of soft tissue augmentation techniques. The purpose of this paper was to demonstrate the new combined technique of roll flap and combination onlay-interpositional graft utilized to acquire sufficient dimension of recipient area by one time of operation and to present the esthetic improvement of fixed partial denture by using this procedure in case of maxillary anterior localized ridge defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Chun
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5496-126X
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Hee
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-In
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3026-0693
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Combination onlay-interpositional graft; Esthetic improvement of fixed partial denture; Reconstruction of localized alveolar ridge defect; Roll flap technique