Full Mouth Rehabilitation Using Alveolar Ridge Splitting Technique with Immediate Implant Placement in the Maxilla and Delayed Implant Placement in the Mandible: A Case Report with 4 Years Follow-Up
Houssam Abou Hamdan
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Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, Lebanon.
Talal H. Salame
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Australia.
Georges Aoun
Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, Lebanon.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The bone split technique is used to increase the width of a narrow ridge for implant placement with high success rates. This technique was performed on a 53-year-old patient with bilateral mandibular posterior edentulous and fully edentulous maxilla. Implants placement was performed afterward with two-step modus operandi on the mandible and immediate placement on maxilla. A successful prosthetic rehabilitation was done following the healing phase. This approach led to full restoration of function and esthetic with a predictable outcome.
Keywords: Alveolar ridge split technique, alveolar bone atrophy, bone graft