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Bone Grafting in Oral Implantology

Rehabilitation of the lost alveolar bone is today inherent in preprosthetic implantology. Optimal implant positioning is essential to achieve normal anatomical relationships within the oral cavity.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery techniques have been incorporated into routine implant practice to restore normal anatomy, thus allowing ideal implant positioning.

This book clearly presents, in an orderly way, different alternatives for bone harvesting. Both intra- and extraoral sources have been analysed thoroughly, using a very practical approach. The description of varied clinical applications in each chapter is extremely useful for the clinician facing multiple reconstructive situations in the preprosthetic surgical practice.

The authors are to be commended for their systematic and detailed description of all the harvesting techniques. It is noteworthy that a vast array of clinical examples has been incorporated for each harvesting site. This proves the fact that surgeons must have competence in all harvesting techniques. In this way optimally tailored solutions can be found for a specific clinical case.

Dr. Hernández Alfaro and his co-authors have established a standard in preprosthetic bone surgery and convey it in the clearest possible terms. In summary, this book may be relied on as an eminently practical guide to sound clinical practice.

Carlos Navarro-Vila, Full Professor of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Chief, Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain