Edentulous left maxillary ridge ulcerative swelling

Lateral trap-door window approach with maxillary sinus membrane lifting for dental implant placement in atrophied edentulous alveolar ridge.

One of the most challenging and technically sensitive surgical procedures in conjunction with dental implant rehabilitation is sinus membrane lifting to increase the bone height or volume from the maxillary sinus floor. This important preprosthetic surgical technique has been available for >15 years, making possible the creation of bone volume in the edentulous posterior maxilla for the placeme...

Mishmash Impression Technique for Managing Maxillary Anterior Fibrous Ridge

Introduction: Flabby or fibrous ridge is one of the consequences of long term wearing of complete dentures. It can develop where hyperplasic soft tissue replaces the alveolar bone and is a common finding, particularly in the upper anterior region of long term denture wearers. Forces exerted during impression making can result in distortion of the mobile tissue unless managed appropriately; such...

Swelling Left Medial Canthus

Maxillary Ridge Splitting: A New Approach

Recent advancements in the field of dental implantology have led to significant changes in operative techniques. More and more options are available for implant procedures and patient inclusion criteria are everexpanding. One technique that has vastly improved for patients with crestal bone is the maxillary ridge-splitting technique. The goal of this procedure is to widen an atrophied edentulou...

Painless swelling of the anterior maxillary gingiva.

The patient, a 30-year-old white female, was referred by her dentist to an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in March 1983 with a chief complaint of painless swelling involving the maxillary right labial attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa (Fig. 1). Swelling in the area had been noticed by the patient two years previously. At that time she was pregnant, and following a normal delivery, the swelli...