Comparison between immediate vs. delayed lateral expansion technique to augment narrow alveolar ridges for placement of implants - A pilot study

• Main Authors: Himanshu Chauhan (Author), Shubha Lakshmi (Author), Jitender Kumar Aurora (Author), Ipshita Potlia (Author), Arpita Komal (Author), Nitin Purohit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Narrow alveolar ridges pose a serious challenge for successful placement of endosseous implants and alveolar ridge widening procedure is indicated in cases of crest thickness of ≤4.0 mm. The study evaluated and compared, immediate and delayed techniques of implant placement using split cr...