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Anthony started the discussion Another Ridge Augmentation in the forum Implant Tx Planning

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 23:51:02 -0700

I have another case here with a buccal defect on tooth # 13. Pt has been wearing a flipper for over 10 years.

Looking at the insufficient B-L width at 4.8mm, I’d like to do a ridge augmentation (mini-sausage technique) and two stage this ( I really dont want to do a ridge split) where I would:

crestal incision with 2 vertical releasing…

Anthony replied to the discussion Ridge Augmentation in the forum Implant Tx Planning

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:35:48 -0700

Reply to Ridge Augmentation

Thanks so much for the reply- you would feel comfortable putting in a 4mm in a molar site? I don’t have the mesial distal with of #19 site right now, but I imagine it to be around 10mm.

From my understanding, molar sites should be at least 5mm to prevent implant fracture, and to counter act the force of an opposing molar.

Anthony started the discussion Ridge Augmentation in the forum Implant Tx Planning

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:19:14 -0700

Ridge Augmentation

Hi I extracted tooth # 19 about 4 months ago and grafted it with 50/50 cortical cancellous bone and resorbable membrane.

I saw the pt today and felt like the bone could be more dense in the extraction site. Looking at the photos you can see that the ridge was 9.7mm and now it’s 7.8mm after 4 months.

I was going to drop a 4.5x 8.5 in the site,…