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- Title
Narrow-Diameter Implants: Dual Function as a Tent Pole for Vertical Ridge Augmentation and a Guide for Definitive Implant Position.
- Authors
Takanori Suzuki; Khouly, Ismael; Sang-Choon Cho; Froum, Stuart
- Abstract
Vertical bone defects present a challenge for the placement of implants in sufficient bone with proper position for a successful treatment outcome. This case report describes the use of a narrow-diameter (2.2 mm) implant as a tent pole for guided bone regeneration and documents the vertical bone augmentation achieved. In addition, following removal, the narrow-diameter implant served as a guide for the proper positioning and angulation of the final implant and its supporting restoration. The protocol and step-by-step procedure are described.
- Subjects
DENTAL implants; OPERATIVE dentistry -- Positioning; POSITIONING in surgery; GUIDED bone regeneration; BONE grafting
- Publication
Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry (15488578), 2017, Vol 38, Issue 4, p230
- ISSN
1548-8578
- Publication type
Article