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Interpositional bone grafting technique to widen narrow maxillary ridge
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants
|September 1, 1995
Summary
Alveolar ridge splitting and bone grafting can widen narrow jawbones, enabling dental implant placement. This technique successfully facilitated osseointegrated implants in patients with insufficient bone width.
Area of Science:
- Oral surgery
- Periodontology
- Dental implantology
Background:
- Narrow edentulous alveolar ridges (<6 mm) pose challenges for endosseous dental implant restoration.
- Traditional implant placement is often contraindicated in severely atrophic jaws.
Observation:
- Computerized tomography (CT) provided accurate 1:1 scale imaging of alveolar bone dimensions.
- A surgical technique involving alveolar ridge splitting and autogenous bone grafting was employed to augment bone width.
Findings:
- The described bone augmentation technique successfully widened the narrow alveolar ridge.
- After a 6-month healing period, osseointegrated implants were placed in the grafted sites.
- Successful osseointegration indicates the viability of the bone grafting and implant placement procedure.
Implications:
- This technique offers a viable solution for restoring edentulous patients with narrow alveolar ridges.
- It expands treatment options for patients seeking dental implants who were previously ineligible.
- Further research can explore long-term outcomes and variations of this bone augmentation method.