Management of narrow edentulous ridges by ridge expansion with dental implants-critical evaluation by review.

ABSTRACT: Fracture tooth, dental caries, grossly decayed tooth eventually leads to partial or complete edentulousness in the individual. Narrow posterior ridges often presented with vertical and horizontal bone loss. Long standing edentulism leads to further bone loss in height and width. Meticulous treatment planning is required for surgical management, bone augmentation, posterior ridge splitting, ridge expansion with screws, soft tissue management such as flap elevation, membrane placement, suturing techniques, place great role in healing of deficient ridge. In this article thorough scientific review of management of narrow edentulous ridges, steps and techniques, various procedures involved well-presented and series of case presentation and step by step procedure of various techniques described in case series.