OBJECTIVE Forced eruption has been proposed for the reconstruction of deficient bone and soft tissue. The aim of this study was to examine the changes in the alveolar ridge width and the vertical levels of the interproximal bone and papilla following forced eruption. METHODS Patients whose hopeless maxillary anterior teeth were expected to undergo severe bone resorption and soft tissue recess...

INTRODUCTION Vertical osteogenic alveolar distraction (VOAD) allows for the augmentation of the alveolar ridge for the placement of dental implants in atrophic alveolar ridges. The goal of this paper is to assess long-term peri-implant bone resorption in implants placed on bones subjected to VOAD, comparing it with a group of patients who had implants placed directly on the alveolar bone withou...

It’s a common experience for dental clinicians to note that the edentulous alveolar ridges always become atrophic as time goes by. It was late in the 19th century that Doctor Wolff first mentioned that form follows function (Wolf, 1892, as cited in Bilezikian et al., 2002). He described the individual capacity of morphological adaptation to a specific function as an “ontological adaptation” aga...

Edentulous patients presenting with atrophic ridges and severe prognathic ridge relation are difficult to rehabilitate. Correction of the malrelation of the jaws is an absolute prerequisite for their successful prosthetic rehabilitation. A majority of the established surgical techniques to correct combined sagittal and vertical discrepancies of edentulous jaws are often prolonged and complex wi...

INTRODUCTION Vertical augmentation of the alveolar ridge is necessary for extensive resorption of the alveolar ridge. AIM To evaluate treatment outcome after alveolar ridge augmentation by a sandwich osteotomy combined with an interpositional allograft. PATIENTS AND METHODS The deficient alveolar ridges were augmented by a sandwich osteotomy combined with bovine collagen matrix as an interp...

Key Clinical Message The continuing resorption of the alveolar ridge will eventually result in insufficient bone height superior to the IAN, making dental implant placement impossible. The augmentation procedure above the IAN in terms of height provides sufficient bone for implant placement and allows long-term successful restoration of missing teeth with implant-supported prosthesis.

Bartolomeo Lofano1, Giuseppe Bianco2, Andrea Roberto Luongo3, Eugenio Pedulla4, Antonio Scarano5 and Calogero Bugea6* Author Affiliations 1Private Practice Conversano (BA), Italy 2Private Rome, 3Private Bari, 4Department of General Surgery Surgical-Medical Specialties, University Catania - Catania, 5Department Oral Science, Nano Biotechnology CeSi-Met Chieti-Pescara, 6Private Lecce, Received: M...

Residual ridge resorption is most commonly seen in the mandible and its prosthodontic management is always a challenge to a general dentist. One of the methods of improving the retention, stability and support of such severly resorbed atrophic mandible is through proper impression technique. This article describes a modied putty wash technique for recording impression of atrophic mandible with...

BACKGROUND In a variable proportion of maxillary sinuses alveolar antral artery is located close to the residual ridge, increasing the chances for haemorrhagic complications during sinus floor elevation procedures. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective observational study of CBCT explorations performed for implant-treatment planning. The upper first molar area was selected for this study. The re...

background: alveolar ridge preservation could be performed immediately following tooth extraction to limit dimensional changes of alveolar process due to bone resorption. the aim of this study was to compare the clinical and histologic outcomes of socket preservation using two different graft materials; deproteinized bovine bone mineral (dbbm) and demineralized freeze‑dried bone allograft (dfdb...