Soft Tissue Expanders for Ridge Augmentation: A Review

Authors

  • Shalini Arumugam1,C. Burnice Nalina Kumari1, S. Ashok Kumar1, R. Vijayalakshmi1

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.2178

Keywords:

Ridge Augmentation, Soft tissue Expanders, Implant

Abstract

Aesthetics in dentistry is one of the great concern for dental professionals as well as patients for maintenance
of oral health. Missing tooth is the common esthetic problems in the patients which can be due to various
periodontal or endodontic reasons. There are different treatment options available for replacing the missing
tooth and the best alternative treatment is replacement using dental implants. Very often, placement of dental
implants gets compromised when there is insufficient ridge or ridge defect. So when there is a ridge defect
we need to definitely augment the ridge for the successful placement of dental implants. This article gives a
short review about the tissue expanders used for ridge augmentation and their clinical efficiency of achieving
a proper ridge morphology.

Author Biography

  • Shalini Arumugam1,C. Burnice Nalina Kumari1, S. Ashok Kumar1, R. Vijayalakshmi1

    1Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Faculty of Dentistry,
    Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai. Tamilnadu, India

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Published

2020-11-18

How to Cite

Soft Tissue Expanders for Ridge Augmentation: A Review. (2020). Medico Legal Update, 20(4), 2243-2247. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.2178

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