[Elevation-rotation surgical technic of the edentulous upper alveolar process in cases of latero-posterior vertical...

This paper presents and discusses an original surgical technique designed to solve edentular problems in lateral-posterior sectors involving one or both opposing arches, where insufficient prosthetic reconstruction not infrequently gives rise to vertical collapse which then obliges the dental surgeon to prepare space for suitable prosthetic reconstruction. The surgical, requiring segmental osteotomy of the lateral-posterior edentulous region is presented.