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    A Maxillary Ridge-Splitting Technique Followed by Immediate Placement of Implants: A Case Report
    (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005) Calvo Guirado, Jose Luis; Saez Yuguero, María Rosario; Carrión del Valle, María José; Pardo Zamora, Guillermo; Dermatología, Estomatología, Radiología y Medicina Física; Facultades de la UMU
    Maxillary alveolar atrophy often limits the placement of dental im- plants. This article reports on a refine- ment of a technique for widening the atrophic ridge by splitting the alveolar bone longitudinally. Treatment of a patient with a severely resorbed eden- tulous maxilla is described. Six 4-mm wide by 13-mm long threaded Osseo- tite implants were placed immediately within thesplit ridge and surrounded- with amixture of autogenous tuberos- ity and bovine bone. The advantages of this technique for patients include less surgical trauma and condensed treatment time.