Installation of dental implants is often hindered by compromised alveolar ridge which requires augmentation. Several methods including autogenous bone graft, guided bone regeneration, and distraction osteogenesis are implied to restore the compromised alveolar ridge. This chapter reviews treatment modalities and techniques of alveolar ridge augmentation. Recent development and updates in this f...

The frequency of alveolar bone loss adjacent to extensive proximal caries, and the effect of dental restorations on alveolar bone loss and healthy alveolar bone were examined in human primary molars. Proximal caries, contact loss, mesial drift and the presence of alveolar bone loss were recorded from 190 bite-wing radiographs from 60 boys and 46 girls. Proximal caries was evident in 297 quadran...

Wnt/β-catenin signaling plays a critical role in bone formation and regeneration. Dentin and cementum share many similarities with bone in their biochemical compositions and biomechanical properties. Whether Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in the dento-alveolar complex formation is unknown. To understand the roles of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the dento-alveolar complex formation, we genera...

Scientific literature describes autogenous bone as the gold standard among graft materials for alveolar reconstructive procedures. Alveolar ridge augmentation has been clinically achieved with different forms of autogenous bone, including autogenous cortical bone particulate (ACBP). However, few histologic studies demonstrating the biologic potential and healing dynamics following the use of AC...

Alveolar ridge resorption is a natural consequence of teeth extraction, with unpleasant aesthetic and functional consequences that might compromise future oral rehabilitation. To minimize the biological alveolar resorption, several surgical procedures have been designed, so-called preservation (ARP) techniques. One important characteristic concomitant use biomaterial in ARP. In past decade, aut...

INTRODUCTION In this study, we evaluated root and alveolar bone development in unilateral osseous impacted immature maxillary central incisors by cone-beam computed tomography before and after closed-eruption treatment, in comparison with naturally erupted contralateral immature maxillary central incisors. METHODS AND RESULTS The study included 30 patients, 20 boys and 10 girls, with a mean a...

INTRODUCTION Understanding the changes in bone density of patients affected by aggressive periodontitis could be useful in early disease detection and proper treatment planning. AIM The aim of this study was to compare alveolar bone density in patients affected with aggressive periodontitis and periodontally healthy individuals using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHO...

With the tremendous progress made in establishing the relative role of the external or the environmental causes of disease, the individual or genetic differences are assuming increasing importance. Periodontal bone loss from periodontitis may be either horizontal, resulting in a regular alveolar crest at a level more apical to the normal, or vertical, leading to the formation of defects contain...