Background: Tooth extraction is followed by a resorption of the bone in buccal or facial portion, up to 50% first six months after extraction. Bone loss mainly results from damage periodontal ligament complex. Socket preservation surgical procedure aimed maintain an alveolar ridge extraction, eliminating minimizing need for future augmentation implant-prosthetic rehabilitation. techniques use s...

The guided bone regeneration (GBR) procedure has been used successfully when there is insufficient bone volume for implant placement 1-3) . Bone graft materials are used in conjunction with barrier membranes to improve the outcomes of GBR procedures: they stabilize the blood clot, prevent membrane shrinkage and maintain the space available for new bone formation beneath the membrane 4-6) . Auto...

Soft tissue augmentation with autogenous grafts is widely used in various disciplines of dentistry. Indicated in partially and fully edentulous patients to augment areas with reduced width of keratinized gingiva, as well as to increase soft tissue volume. The following case report describes an unusual presentation of preprosthetic surgery, where ridge reconstruction was done using a free gingiv...

UNLABELLED Backround: The aim of this study was to assess changes in bone volume after block bone augmentation and placement of dental implants and further evaluate the aesthetic outcome of the treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS 9 patients with atrophied anterior maxilla were included in this study. They received total of 21 implants. Dimensions of the alveolar ridge were measured from cone-beam...

Forty-eight single dental implants were inserted 4 months after tooth extraction following ridge preservation (RP; n = 24) or spontaneous healing (EXT; n = 24). During surgery, 1 (7%) of 24 implants in the RP group and 14 (58%) of 24 in the EXT group required additional bone grafting, and the implant stability quotient value was similar in the two groups. The survival rate of the implants in bo...

In dentistry, tissue expanders have been used to obtain sufficient soft tissue for alveolar bone augmentation in the severely atrophic ridge. Herein, we review two cases of soft tissue augmentation using a self-inflating tissue expander in patients in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital for bone graft and implant operations. The results of...

In recent years, the delivery of osteoinductive factors such as bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) has become an alternative approach to traditional bone grafting due to their capacity to produce bone healing and new bone formation. BMP-2 has proved to possess the highest osteoinductive potential among BMPs. The case reported the clinical use of recombinant human BMP-2 for bilateral vertical alve...