{"title":"An alternative method for treating buccal osseous defects.","authors":"D Goldschlag, M Haghpassand, P N Baer","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This case demonstrates the successful use of a hydroxylapatite block for maintenance of ridge contour. The procedure offers an alternative to guided tissue regeneration for treating osseous defects of the buccal cortical plate, which may occur following tooth extraction.</p>","PeriodicalId":77319,"journal":{"name":"Periodontal clinical investigations : official publication of the Northeastern Society of Periodontists","volume":"16 2","pages":"10-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Periodontal clinical investigations : official publication of the Northeastern Society of Periodontists","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This case demonstrates the successful use of a hydroxylapatite block for maintenance of ridge contour. The procedure offers an alternative to guided tissue regeneration for treating osseous defects of the buccal cortical plate, which may occur following tooth extraction.