Krishna Kumar Gupta
1*, Chetan Chandra
2, Jagriti Gupta
3, Gurpreet Dhinsa
41 Professor, Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
2 Senior lecturer, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
3 Post graduate student (IIIyr), Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
4 Post graduate student (IIYr), Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Abstract
Lack of sufficient bone to place an implant at the most functionally and esthetically appropriate position is a common problem,
especially in the maxillary anterior esthetic zone region. A surgical bone spreading technique is proposed to augment the alveolar
ridge for horizontal defects through a localized alveolar osteotomy and interpositional bone graft. Bone spreading technique
(BST) is horizontal augmentation with minimal trauma for simultaneous implant placement. The foremost advantage of
this method is that the buccal wall expands after the medullar bone is compressed against the cortical bone. The lateral dilation
and compaction of the medullar bone enhances primary stability.