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alveolar ridge

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alveolar ridge [al¦vē·ə·lər ′rij]
(anatomy)
The bony remains of the alveolar process of the maxilla or mandible.


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[FIGURE OMITTED] A 56-year-old woman presented with a complaint of left cheek and upper jaw discomfort that had developed following placement of a dental implant into the alveolar ridge of the left maxilla.
for localized alveolar ridge augmentations for defects associated with extraction sockets.
If you're not familiar with the term "Distraction Osteogenesis" then you need to read "Implant Site Preparation with Distraction Osteogenesis" by LTC (Ret) Philip Pandolfi in which he describes a new technique to manage reconstruction of defects of the alveolar ridge.
 
 
 
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