Osteoplastic flap to broaden a narrow mandibular ridge

For an endosseous dental implant to be successful, it needs an amount of bone in three-dimensions: height, width and thickness. I report the case of a 17-year-old man with congenital absence of all four lower incisor teeth and a knife-edged shaped upper margin of the mandible.

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery 2003-12, Vol.41 (6), p.383-384
1. Verfasser:	Storrs, T.J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Alveolar Ridge Augmentation - methods Anodontia - rehabilitation Biological and medical sciences Bone Transplantation - methods Dentistry Humans Incisor - abnormalities Male Mandible - surgery Medical sciences Osteotomy - methods Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
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Zusammenfassung:	For an endosseous dental implant to be successful, it needs an amount of bone in three-dimensions: height, width and thickness. I report the case of a 17-year-old man with congenital absence of all four lower incisor teeth and a knife-edged shaped upper margin of the mandible.
ISSN:	0266-4356 1532-1940
DOI:	10.1016/S0266-4356(03)00144-X