The alveolar process is sensitive to a variety of environmental and physiologic factors that influence its ability to function and maintain its integrity. Residual ridge is a term used to describe the shape of the clinical alveolar ridge after healing of bone and soft tissues after tooth extractions. After extraction of teeth, the alveolar portion of the jaws starts to atrophy;this is also referred to as residual ridge resorption (RRR). This often leads to a situation where there is no longer sufficient support.Numerous bone and soft tissue augmentation techniques have been suggested for...
The alveolar process is sensitive to a variety of environmental and physiologic factors that influence its ability to function and maintain its integr...
