The use of a soft tissue expander in an alveolar bone ridge augmentation for implant placement

D J Zeiter; W L Ries; T L Weir; D J Mishkin; J J Sanders

The use of a soft tissue expander in an alveolar bone ridge augmentation for implant placement

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 1998 Aug;18(4):403-9.

Authors

D J Zeiter¹, W L Ries, T L Weir, D J Mishkin, J J Sanders

Affiliation

¹ Department of Periodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.

PMID: 12693426

Abstract

A narrow mandibular posterior alveolar ridge was modified by the use of a soft tissue expander to generate adequate tissue for graft coverage. The principles of osteoperiosteal flaps were combined with guided bone regeneration techniques for an optimum amount of bone at the site.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / instrumentation
Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / methods*
Bone Regeneration / physiology
Bone Transplantation
Dental Implantation, Endosseous
Dental Implants*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / methods
Humans
Mandible / surgery*
Middle Aged
Periosteum / surgery
Surgical Flaps
Tissue Expansion Devices*

Substances

Dental Implants