4 Mandibular bone block grafts 4.1 Introduction Tooth loss leads to a remodeling of the alveolar bone, especially at the buccal bone wall. This process is usually the reason for…
3 Soft tissue management and bone augmentation in implantology Soft tissue management during augmentation, implantation, and second-stage surgery 3.1 Introduction In addition to purely functional rehabilitation, the esthetic quality of…
2 Diagnosis and planning of the augmentation procedure 2.1 Introduction The aim of implant prosthetic rehabilitation is the integration of fixed or removable dental prostheses. Therefore, it is necessary to…
1 Biology of bone regeneration in augmentative procedures Reinhard Gruber 1.1 Introduction Regenerative dentistry critically depends on the functional understanding of bone biology – to be precise, bone development, bone…
