Keyword: Synthetic bone grafting material

Guided bone regeneration of a buccal bone defect in the anterior maxilla and placement of a 2.9 mm implant

Surgeon/Restorative dentist: Dr. Renato Turrini – Massarosa (Lucca), Italy This case illustrates bone grafting with a combination of autologous bone graft and synthetic bone material covered by a membrane stabilized with tacks in order to regenerate the concave osseous architecture of the buccal bone plate. After six months of healing the fixation tacks were removed… Read »

March, 2018 -

Restoration of a severely resorbed edentulous anterior maxillary area with a screw-retained prosthesis

Surgeon/Restorative dentist:  Dr. Roberto Meli – Florence, Italy This case shows the treatment of an edentulous maxillary anterior space with severe resorption of the residual ridge. The patient, suffering from diabetes and an autoimmune disorder (Guillain-Barré), asked for a fixed prosthesis without undergoing time consuming surgical procedures. Due to this particular patient situation, a complex… Read »

March, 2018 -