Ridge Augmentation

Replacement of Bone where Teeth are Missing to Allow Dental Implants to be Placed.

It is quite common for the bone to become narrow where teeth are missing, or where bone was thin around a recently extracted tooth, especially if a socket preservation procedure was not undertaken. A ridge augmentation involves the placement of bone particles or segments obtained from other sites in the mouth or from a bone bank under the gums to replace the bone that is missing or to create additional bone that is needed for a dental implant. In most cases a small dissolving membrane is used under the gums to hold the bone particles in place and give the bone time to heal. Not all sites are candidates for a ridge augmentation, but recent advances in techniques now allow many sites to be successfully augmented for implant placement.

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