Bone Augmentation Procedure Before Placing the Dental Implant: A Literature Review.

Addition of alveolar bone to implant treatment is a common practice to obtain the function and aesthetics expected in areas of inadequate bone. Bone augmentation is a surgical procedure to correct the shape and size of the alveolar bone in preparation for receiving or maintaining a dental prosthesis. Correction of bone deficiencies will not only allow ideal implant placement in terms of angulation and size, but also allow correction of soft tissue deficiencies to improve overall esthetics. Several bone augmentation techniques for correcting inadequate bone conditions include interpositional grafts, onlay block bone grafting, ridge split / ridge expansion, guided bone regeneration and osteogenesis distraction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]