Veneer grafting: a technique for augmentation of the resorbed alveolus prior to implant placement. A clinical report.

Abstract

Sixty-three patients with inadequate topography of the edentulous ridge were treated with mandibular ramus/body grafts to allow for the placement of endosseous implants. After 4 months of osseous healing, 187 implants were placed in the grafted sites. The mandibular ramus/body grafts remained viable regardless of the age or the extent of alveolar resorption in the patients treated. The ease of harvesting this graft in the office setting, its long-term resistance to resorption, and minimal postoperative morbidity makes this a viable intraoral donor site for horizontal alveolar augmentation.

• Authors: E Bedrossian, A Tawfilis, A Alijanian
• Journal: The International journal of oral & maxillofacial implants (Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants) Vol. 15 Issue 6 Pg. 853-8 ( 2000) ISSN: 0882-2786 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11151585 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Bio-Oss
• Bone Substitutes
• Dental Implants
• Minerals

Topics

• Age Factors
• Alveolar Ridge Augmentation (methods)
• Bone Matrix (transplantation)
• Bone Resorption (surgery)
• Bone Screws
• Bone Substitutes (therapeutic use)
• Bone Transplantation (methods)
• Dental Implantation, Endosseous
• Dental Implants
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Graft Survival
• Humans
• Jaw, Edentulous (rehabilitation, surgery)
• Male
• Mandible (surgery)
• Minerals (therapeutic use)
• Osseointegration
• Osteotomy (instrumentation, methods)
• Periodontium (surgery)
• Wound Healing