Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate clinically and radiographically, the efficacy of immediate ridge augmentation to reconstruct the vertical and horizontal dimensions at extraction sites of periodontally hopeless tooth using an autogenous chin block graft. Material and Methods: A total of 11 patients (7 male & 4 female) with localized advanced bone loss around single rooted teeth having a hopeless prognosis and indicated for extraction were selected for the study. The teeth were traumatically extracted and deficient sites were augmented using autogenous chin block graft.
Parameters like clinically soft tissue height - width and also radiographic ridge height -width were measured before and 6 months after augmentation. Obtained results were tabulated and analysed statistically. Results: After 6 months of immediate ridge augmentation, the mean gain in radiographic…
