Open AccessLocalized ridge defect augmentation using human pericardium membrane and demineralized bone matrix
Author(s) -
Arun Kumar Vidyadharan,
Anjana Ravindran
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.142524
Subject(s) - premolar , alveolar ridge , demineralized bone matrix , medicine , implant , dentistry , dental alveolus , ridge , cone beam computed tomography , pericardium , dental implant , molar , materials science , dbm , computed tomography , surgery , amplifier , paleontology , optoelectronics , cmos , biology
Patient wanted to restore her lost teeth with implants in the lower left first molar and second premolar region. Cone beam computerized tomography (CBCT) revealed inadequate bone width and height around future implant sites. The extraction socket of second premolar area revealed inadequate socket healing with sparse bone fill after 4 months of extraction.