Dr. F., from Massachusetts, asks:
I have a number of dental implant patients treatment planned for augmentation of the soft and hard tissues. I recently became aware of a technique for using a balloon type device for expanding the alveolar ridge area prepatory to tissue expansion procedures. Has anybody used this approach for alveolar ridge augmentation? What has been your experience? Are there any recent publications on this technique?
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that technique is for enlarge the soft tissue that will cover the site of the graft.
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Zeiter DJ, Ries WL, Weir TL, Mishkin DJ, Sanders JJ. Related Articles, Links
The use of a soft tissue expander in an alveolar bone ridge augmentation for implant placement.
Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 1998 Aug;18(4):403-9.
PMID: 12693426 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
The baloon expansion technique is for soft tissue expansion in preparation for hard tissue ridge augmentation.