ALVEOLAR DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS AND IMPLANTOLOGY

Congenital or acquired alveolar abnormalities are the indications for alveolar ridge augmentation. Periodontal disease, traumatic avulsions, post-extraction abnormalities, and/or protracted denture use with ensuing disuse atrophy can all contribute to acquiredalveolar bone loss. The horizontal dimension has suffered the most loss in the majority of these instances. The loss of the buccal bone plate following a traumatised tooth avulsion is a common scenario that results in a horizontal defect. The goal of current implant dentistry standards is to produce natural-looking prosthetic restorations with the best possible functional and aesthetic results. In order to attain gold-standard outcomes, a number of factors have been proposed, including sufficient bone height, width, and anteroposterior projection sufficient amount and quality of soft tissue preservation of the buccal sulcus and sufficient papillae and gingival contour. In the modern practice of dentistry, the preservation and rebuilding of the alveolar bone and surrounding soft tissues for the implantation of dental implants has become essential. An alternate technique for repairing alveolar atrophy is alveolar widening by distraction osteogenesis (DO), which is comparable to alveolar split grafting but does not require the graft. The alveolar bone and associated mucosa have undergone a durable, aesthetically pleasing restoration thanks to the combination of vertical DO and osseointegration.