Open AccessRidge Widening and Immediate Implant Placement: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Tetsuo Shimoyama,
Takahiro Kaneko,
Shinjirou Shimizu,
Daigo Kasai,
Takahiro Tojo,
Norio Horie
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/00008505-200104000-00006
Subject(s) - alveolar ridge , endosseous implants , ridge , implant , dentistry , alveolar crest , crest , medicine , orthodontics , alveolar process , dental alveolus , osseointegration , geology , surgery , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics
Alveolar atrophy may present an anatomical limitation to the placement of endosseous implants. A case is described of severe maxillary alveolar atrophy with immediate implant placement associated with a ridge widening technique in accordance with a split-crest-bone manipulation. Taper-shaped implants were applied in this technique without a barrier membrane. Because this implant was small and tapped into position, it was easier to use and was considered to be appropriate for the ridge widening technique associated with immediate implant placement.