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A CBCT scan of the patient with a very thin maxillary alveolar ridge.
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At the opposite left side of the maxilla, the ridge amounted to 3.0 mm in diameter and 13.5 mm in height (Figure 1).
Ridge splitting with immediate placement of implants. (a) Bone osteotomy using piezosurgery. (b) Bone spreading with hand instruments. (c) The implant placement on the right side of the maxilla. (d) Alloplastic material grafting. (e) Collagen membrane placement. (f) Sutures. (g) Bone spreading with hand instruments on the left side of the maxilla. (h) The implant placement on the left side of the maxilla. (i) Placement of alloplastic material and collagen membrane. (j) Sutures.
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B. Braun, Germany) with a size of 4.0 (Figure 2).
Prosthetic crowns immediately after cementation on the abutments. (a) Right side of the maxilla. (b) Left side of the maxilla.
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After ten days, the final porcelain crowns were made by a dental laboratory and cemented onto the implants (Figure 3).
Prosthetic crowns 2 years after the cementation. (a) Right side of the maxilla. (b) Left side of the maxilla.
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OPG 2 years after the treatment.
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