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Rehabilitation of the severely resorbed maxilla: reappraisal of the L efort I osteotomy and application of modern tissue engineering principles
Author(s) -
Tsegga T.M.,
English M.C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/ors.12173
Subject(s) - medicine , soft tissue , maxilla , osteotomy , endosseous implants , dentistry , orthodontics , surgery , osseointegration , implant
There are several pre‐prosthetic reconstructive options to prepare the severely resorbed maxilla to receive endosseous dental implants. The conventional L e F ort I Osteotomy is one technique that will address both skeletal and soft tissue deficiency. Although this technique has historically required an abundant amount of autogenous bone graft transfer, we describe an application that takes advantage of autogenous cellular marrow, with minimal surgical morbidity.