Use of the incisive canal as a recipient site for root form implants: preliminary clinical reports

A technique is described for utilization of the augmented incisive canal as a recipient site for a root form implant. A mixture of four parts of demineralized freeze-dried bone and one part of tricalcium phosphate is used as the augmentation material. Preliminary case reports are presented that describe the placement of an implant adjacent to an augmented canal and in the incisive canal in conjunction with implants placed in newly formed bone following a sinus lift procedure. Long-term clinical evaluation of this new procedure is necessary to justify its use.