Open AccessAlveolar ridge augmentation using chin bone graft, bovine bone mineral, and titanium mesh: Clinical, histological, and histomorphomtric study
Author(s) -
Jihad Khamees,
Mohammad Atef Darwiche,
Nabil Kochaji
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.99268
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , bone resorption , resorption , dental alveolus , alveolar ridge , chin , titanium , pathology , anatomy , surgery , implant , chemistry , organic chemistry
Resorption of the alveolar ridge often leaves insufficient bone volume. Very few studies have investigated the quantity and quality of bone formation in humans, following alveolar ridge augmentation, using autogenous bone and bovine bone mineral (BBM) under titanium mesh.