A literature review: chin graft harvesting techniques for placement of dental implants
International Journal of Development Research
A literature review: chin graft harvesting techniques for placement of dental implants
Received 03rd August, 2019; Received in revised form 26th September, 2019; Accepted 14th October, 2019; Published online 30th November, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Dr. Rajesh Kshirsagar et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Loss of teeth renders the alveolar ridge edentulous. However, the deficiency of bone volume is often the reason restricting the use of implants for prosthetic rehabilitation. The availability of abundant bone in the mandibular symphysial region is being increasingly considered as a viable donor site. The aim of this study was to evaluateindications, limitations, presurgical evaluation, surgical protocol, and complications associated with mandibular block autografts harvested from the symphysis region for alveolar ridge augmentationwith respect to the course of the mandibular incisive canal (MIC), the intrabony continuation of the mandibular canal mesial to the mental foramen.
