Stability of Tissue Augmented with Deproteinized Bovine Bone Mineral Particles Associated with Implant Placement in Anterior Maxilla

Figure 1

The measurement of augmented tissue resorption. (a) Postextraction horizontal defect of 21 alveolar ridge prior to augmentation; the tissue resorption is established by measuring clinically the difference in alveolar width between the immediate post augmentation procedure (b) and the follow-up at the end of the study period (c). The data collected is subsequently categorized into tissue resorption level as low if horizontal , moderate = 1-2 mm, and .

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