Augmentation of Deficient Maxillary Anterior Alveolar Ridge with Mandibular Sysmphysis Graft for Placement of Dental Implants. This article describes a surgical technique for augmentation of deficient anterior maxillary alveolar ridge using mandibular symphysis graft for placement of dental implants. The advantages, disadvantages and alternative treatment options are discussed and a successfully treated case is presented. The mandibular symphysis graft provides the advantages of autogenous bone and can be harvested by an intraoral approach. Good volume and quality of bone can be obtained in the form of a block, with relatively minimal risks and postoperative complications.
Rigid fixation is important for graft vascularization and for minimal graft resorption.
Fixtures can be placed at the grafted area after 4 months. Proper case selection, careful diagnosis and treatment planing as well as meticulous surgical technique are required for favourable results. The Dilemma of Treating Patients with Atypical Incisors. The treatment of malocclusion can be complicated by the presence of atypical incisors such as congenitally missing or extracted incisors, small or malformed maxillary lateral incisors and fractured incisors. In this article, four patients with malocclusion complicated by atypical incisors are presented.