Preprosthetic surgery involving rib, cartilage, or iliac crest bone grafts, usually autologous, or synthetic implants for rebuilding the alveolar ridge.
Entry Term(s)
Mandibular Ridge Augmentation
Maxillary Ridge Augmentation
NLM Classification #
WU 500
Previous Indexing
Alveoloplasty (1966-1979)
Mandible/surgery (1966-1979)
Mandibular Diseases/surgery (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under SURGERY, ORAL, PREPROSTHETIC 1980-90
History Note
91(80); was see under SURGERY, ORAL, PREPROSTHETIC 1980-90
Preprosthetic surgery involving rib, cartilage, or iliac crest bone grafts, usually autologous, or synthetic implants for rebuilding the alveolar ridge.
