Abstract

GARCIA-DIAZ, Andrés; MARTIN-MELCHOR, Mª del Rosario  and  SANZ-ALONSO, Mariano. Palatal pedicle connective tissue graft for ridge augmentation and/or to avoid barrier exposure in guided bone regeneration. RCOE [online]. 2006, vol.11, n.1, pp.79-86. ISSN 1138-123X.

Frequently, we encounter alveolar ridge defects or deformities in the maxillary anterior region that make it difficult to obtain optimal aesthetic prosthetic results. The correction of ridge defects tries to reconstruct the hard and soft tissues of the edentulous ridge in order to achieve aesthetics, function and health. Generally, small or moderate defects with limited loss of hard tissues may be successfully treated with soft tissue augmentations. However, in more severe cases or in those with important bone loss in which implant treatment is chosen, both soft and hard tissues have to be augmented, either simultaneously with implant placement or not, in one or several stages. This study describes a surgical procedure with a palatal pedicle connective tissue graft for soft tissue augmentation in combination with GBR procedures in defects located in the maxillary anterior region.

Keywords : Ridge defects; Pedicle graft; Bone regeneration.

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