Selectable Implant Removal Methods due to Mechanical and Biological Failures

Figure 7

Vertical augmentation of alveolar ridge applied on the implant removal site. (a) Severe vertical resorption state four months after the implant removal. (b) Narrow alveolar ridge. (c) Insertion of a tenting screw (Dentium, Seoul, Korea) and application of a GORE-TEX membrane TR6Y (W. L. Gore & Associates Inc., Flagstaff, Arizona, USA). ((d) and (e)) Bone grafting using a Bio-Oss 1.0 g (Geistlich Pharma AG, Wolhusen, Switzerland), and GORE-TEX membrane covering the site and supported by the tenting screw. (f) Suture for a primary wound closure.

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