Biomaterial Database

Localized alveolar ridge augmentation using a connective tissue graft. Case report. 1990

S K Kitchings

Phillip Health Centre, Australian Capital Territory.

The restorative dentist is often faced with difficulties in overcoming functional, cosmetic, and cleansibility requirements when replacing teeth in areas of localized alveolar ridge resorption. A case report is presented highlighting a surgical technique to correct such an alveolar ridge deficit.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D003238	Connective Tissue	Tissue that supports and binds other tissues. It consists of CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS embedded in a large amount of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX.	Connective Tissues,Tissue, Connective,Tissues, Connective
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000540	Alveolar Ridge Augmentation	Preprosthetic surgery involving rib, cartilage, or iliac crest bone grafts, usually autologous, or synthetic implants for rebuilding the alveolar ridge.	Mandibular Ridge Augmentation,Maxillary Ridge Augmentation,Alveolar Ridge Augmentations,Augmentation, Alveolar Ridge,Augmentation, Mandibular Ridge,Augmentation, Maxillary Ridge,Augmentations, Alveolar Ridge,Augmentations, Mandibular Ridge,Augmentations, Maxillary Ridge,Mandibular Ridge Augmentations,Maxillary Ridge Augmentations,Ridge Augmentation, Alveolar,Ridge Augmentation, Mandibular,Ridge Augmentation, Maxillary,Ridge Augmentations, Alveolar,Ridge Augmentations, Mandibular,Ridge Augmentations, Maxillary
D013516	Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic	Surgery necessary for a denture to rest on a firm base, free from marked osseous protuberances or undercuts, and devoid of interfering muscle attachments, excess mucoperiosteum, hyperplasias, and fibrous or papillary growths.	Preprosthetic Oral Surgical Procedures,Oral Surgical Procedure, Preprosthetic,Preprosthetic Oral Surgical Procedure,Surgical Procedure, Oral, Preprosthetic,Surgical Procedures, Oral, Preprosthetic