Soft tissue expander for severely verticfal atrophied alveolar ridges

Introduction: Voluminous horizontal or vertical bone grafting can make primary tension-free wound closure difficult. To achieve tension-free wound closure at the grafted site and thus avoid dehiscence and exposure or total loss of the bone graft, extensive soft tissue mobilization is required. The o...

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Main Authors: Heon-Young Kim, SunJong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:International Dental Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002065392100188X