Extreme vertical and horizontal atrophy combined in posterior mandibular sectors; use of short implants and 2-phase ridge expansion with transitional implants: a clinical case

• Anitua, Eduardo ^[1]
  1. [1] BTI Biotechnology Institute
• Localización: Científica dental: Revista científica de formación continuada, ISSN 1697-6398, ISSN-e 1697-641X, Vol. 17, Nº. Extra 4 (Versión en inglés de los trabajos ganadores y los segundos clasificados de los premios de la revista), 2020, págs. 27-34
• Idioma: español
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  • The objective of this work is the presentation of a clinical case in which we show two surgical techniques to solve the horizontal bone atrophy.

    Currently in implant dentistry, we are increasingly faced with cases of extreme bone resorption that force us to implement different surgical dental implant techniques. The coexistence of vertical and horizontal atrophy makes successful resolution of these cases more difficult, as well as having to face these types of more complicated situations with increasing frequency, due to patients demanding implant treatment even in such very severe cases. It is not uncommon therefore to use combined techniques which include ridge expansion or short implants, for example. The following clinical case presented advanced horizontal and vertical alveolar atrophy in the right and left posterior regions of the mandible. The treatment plan included the use of short implants for the vertical atrophy and a two-stage alveolar ridge split to treat the horizontal atrophy.