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Alveolar ridge

Known as: Alveolar Margin, Alveolar arch, Ridge, Alveolar 
The thickened bony structures in the mandible and maxilla that contain the sockets of the teeth.
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Alveolar Process
Alveolar Ridge AugmentationAlveolar mucosaBony alveolar archSize:Arb:Pt:Alveolar ridge:Ord:Estimated

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Effect of Alveolar Ridge Preservation after Tooth Extraction
Alveolar ridge preservation strategies are indicated to minimize the loss of ridge volume that typically follows tooth extraction… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Postextraction Alveolar Ridge Preservation: Biological Basis and Treatments
Following tooth extraction, the alveolar ridge undergoes an inevitable remodeling process that influences implant therapy of the… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Alveolar ridge preservation with guided bone regeneration and a synthetic bone substitute or a bovine-derived xenograft: a randomized, controlled clinical trial.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this randomized, controlled clinical trial was to compare the potential of a synthetic bone substitute or a… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Dimensional changes of the alveolar ridge contour after different socket preservation techniques.
OBJECTIVES The aim of the following study was to assess contour changes after socket preservation techniques. MATERIAL AND… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Healing of extraction sockets and surgically produced - augmented and non-augmented - defects in the alveolar ridge. An experimental study in the dog.
OBJECTIVES The current experiments had three aims (i) to determine whether the absence of the periodontal ligament (PDL) may… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Preservation of alveolar bone in extraction sockets using bioabsorbable membranes.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a bioabsorbable membrane made of glycolide and lactide… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A bone regenerative approach to alveolar ridge maintenance following tooth extraction. Report of 10 cases.
TEN PATIENTS WHO REQUIRED two or more anterior teeth extractions were utilized in this study. Extraction procedures were carried… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A feasibility study evaluating rhBMP-2/absorbable collagen sponge device for local alveolar ridge preservation or augmentation.
This two-center human clinical trial evaluated recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 delivered in an absorbable collagen… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Autogenous mandibular bone grafts and osseointegrated implants for reconstruction of the severely atrophied maxilla: a preliminary report.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Relationships between mandibular and skeletal bone in an osteoporotic population.
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