Labial ridge deficiency in the maxilla is almost inevitable after tooth loss Ridge augmentation may be required to produce a satisfactory aesthetic result when bridgework and implant retained ...

As dental implants have become common procedures, so has preimplant preparation of the bone. Accordingly, the ridge-split procedure to widen and augment the alveolar ridge is finding renewed interest.

The alveolar ridge, the bony structure that supports dental implants, often requires augmentation prior to implant insertion. Contemporary techniques have focused on the expansion of a deficient ...

A record number of Americans underwent lip augmentation procedures in 2015, making them the second ­fastest growing facial procedure in the United States since 2000, according to new data from the ...