Bone grafting has become an essential part of implant dentistry. Thanks to the advancement of grafting technology, areas that could only be managed with removable dentures or teeth-supported fixed prostheses can now be successfully treated with implant-supported prosthesis. Nonetheless, the complications associated with bone grafting procedures have slowly emerged to be one of the main challeng...

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the management of the cleft maxilla with emphasis on the controversies concerning the decisions which a cleft palate team makes with limited evidence but strong beliefs in the anticipated outcomes. The orthodontist and the surgeon need to collaborate in determining the timing and sequencing of alveolar bone grafting. Currently the emphasis on secondary bo...

Anterior iliac crest bone grafting is a well-established modality in the treatment of alveolar bone deficiencies. However, this procedure may also have considerable postoperative morbidity which is mostly related to general anesthesia. Postoperative pain-related complications can be managed by neuroaxial blockade techniques which provide adequate surgical analgesia and reduce postoperative pain...

BACKGROUND Onlay bone grafting techniques have some problems related to the limited volume of autogenous grafted bone and need for surgery to remove bone fixing screws. Here, we report a case of horizontal alveolar ridge atrophy following resection of a maxillary bone cyst, in which autogenous onlay bone grafting with interconnected porous hydroxyapatite ceramics (IP-CHA) and bioresorbable poly...

conclusions alendronate may be considered a therapeutic option for improving the bone formation process and reducing resorption in different bone grafting procedures. further detailed studies should focus on dosage and time-dependent effects of alendronate on bone remodeling. results at 6 weeks, the bone area was significantly larger in the xenograft-alendronate group (33.0% ± 5.0%) than in the...

Bone volume is one of the key factors to be considered when evaluating implant placement. When the bone volume is insufficient, implant placement could be conditioned by the necessity of preforming bone grafting procedures to compensate bone loss. Various grafting procedures can be used with different bone substitute. Mineralized Plasmatic Matrix (MPM) is one of these grafting materials, used t...