Inverted bone block for a mandibular lateral ridge augmentation: a case report Authors Raed AlRowis Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry,King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Sherif Said Department of Periodontology, Boston University, Boston, USA Razan Alaqeely 4Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry,King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Sultan Albeshri 4Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry,King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Gary Greenstein Department of Periodontology, Columbia University, New York, USA DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.10461 Keywords: alveolar bone loss, Alveolar ridge augmentation, Dental implants, Bone block Abstract The purpose of this report is to describe an original technique for bone grafting using an inverted autogenous bone block taken from the same edentulous site that was to be implanted. A 54-year-old female presented for replacement of a missing lower premolar. Clinical and radiographical assessments revealed a deficiency in the width of the alveolar ridge. It was decided to expand the edentate area using an inverted bone block. The graft was harvested from the same edentate site that was to be implanted. The crestal bone width after nine months of healing was increased, and an implant was placed. An autogenous inverted bone block can be used as a bone grafting procedure to augment some bone-deficient sites prior to dental implantations. ---Continue Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-07-25 How to Cite AlRowis, R., Said, S., Alaqeely, R., Albeshri, S., & Greenstein, G. (2024). Inverted bone block for a mandibular lateral ridge augmentation: a case report. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(8), 1524–1526. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.10461 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 8 (2024): AUGUST Section CASE REPORT License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.