VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL RIDGE AUGMENTATION. NEW PERSPECTIVES

1. Introduction
2. Surgical Setup and Patient Preparation
3. Membranes and Graft Materials
4. The Intraoral Harvesting of Autogenous Bone
5. The Surgical Anatomy of the Floor of the Mouth
6. Principles of Vertical and Horizontal Ridge Augmentation in the Posterior Mandible
7. Vertical Ridge Augmentation
8. Vertical Ridge Augmentation in the Posterior Mandible
9. Anterior Mandibular Ridge Augmentation
10. Combined Posterior Maxillary and Ridge Augmentation for Partially Edentulous Patients
11. Horizontal Ridge Augmentation: The Sausage Technique
12. Ridge Augmentation in the Anterior Maxilla
13. Papilla Reconstruction in Conjunction with Vertical Augmentation in Single Tooth Defects
14. Surgical Management of Significant Anterior Maxillary Vertical Ridge Defects: The Classification of Anterior Maxillary Vertical Defects
15. Lateralization of the Nasopalatine Nerve: The Palatal Flap
16. Mucogingival Surgery After Bone Augmentation
17. New Perspectives in Mucogingival Surgery After Ridge Augmentation
18. New Perspectives in Crestal Bone Preservation After Ridge Augmentation
19. The Development and Maintenance of a Positive Gingival Architecture Using Single Implants in Multiple Missing Teeth
20. Reconstruction of the Edentulous Resorbed Maxilla
21. Complications of Bone Ridge Augmentation
22. The Use of Growth Factors

This exciting new book expertly describes key features of vertical and horizontal ridge augmentation, containing chapters on: the surgical anatomy of the floor of the mouth; the steps involved in mandibular ridge augmentation, including the modified lingual flap and the protection of the mental nerve during flap advancement; anterior maxillary ridge augmentation, including eight chapters devoted to the key steps in this process from papilla reconstruction of single tooth defects to papilla regeneration after vertical ridge augmentation in multiple missing teeth; a step-by-step description of severely resorbed complete maxillary reconstruction using guided bone regeneration (GBR) and simultaneous sinus augmentation, with a separate chapter on growth factor applications using BMP-2 and PDGF in conjunction with newly developed GBR perforated membranes; and complications of membrane exposure and the management of different degrees of graft infections. The user-friendly format is underscored by the unique "Lessons Learned" sections, which reflect on most of the cases described, making suggestions about what could have been done differently to achieve even better results. These sections contribute to making this book a useful and honest account of the clinical practice of ridge augmentation with GBR.