Article:
Reconstruction of a Single-Tooth Traumatic Defect in the Anterior Maxilla Using the Khoury Bone Plate Graft
Summary:
Trauma to teeth and the dentoalveolar process may result in a ridge defect that precludes straightforward implant
therapy of the patient. Typically bone and soft tissue augmentation of the area would first be needed to adequately
prepare the tissues for the implant and its restoration..Grafting of the site is substantially more difficult in cases where
the ridge also lacks adequate height, and techniques to recreate a bony envelope to apply guided bone regeneration
may be required. Moreover, defects in the anterior aesthetic zone that require both bone and soft tissue grafting and
a restoration that harmonizes the adjacent pink and white aesthetics may be an even more significant challenge to
the restorative team. Hereafter a case of trauma to an anterior maxillary tooth that saw destruction of the ridge is
presented, with the defect reconstructed to accommodate a functional and aesthetically pleasing implant supported
restoration.