Patent ID: 8622739

Claim:
A method for enlarging an alveolar ridge bone comprising: a. creating a path of insertion inside the alveolar ridge bone; b. inserting at least part of an elongated element into said path of insertion, at least portion of said elongated element being hollow to form an elongated tube, the sidewalls of said elongated tube have a perforation connecting the inner space of said elongated tube to the surrounding environment of said elongated element; c. connecting said elongated tube to a source of a flowable material; d. inserting said flowable material from said source through said elongated tube inside the body to be in contact with said alveolar ridge bone outside said alveolar ridge bone at a bone-soft tissue interface, said inserting of said flowable material is displacing said soft tissue from said alveolar ridge bone to promote growth of said alveolar ridge bone beyond said bone-soft tissue interface to enlarge said alveolar ridge bone, during at least part of said inserting of said flowable material said perforation being outside said alveolar ridge bone.