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Volume 23 , Issue 6
November/December 2003
Pages 585–591

Buccal and Coronal Bone Augmentation Using Forced Eruption and Buccal Root Torque: A Case Report

Takeshi Nozawa, DDS/Takahiko Sugiyama, DDS, PhD/Satoshi Yamaguchi, DDS/Tristan Ramos, DDS/Shigeki Komatsu, DDS, PhD/Hiroaki Enomoto, DDS/Koichi Ito, DDS, PhD, MSD

PMID: 14703762
DOI: 10.11607/prd.00.0555

The following case report describes the buccal and coronal bone augmentation around an irretrievable tooth using forced eruption and buccal root torque for immediate nonsubmerged implant placement. A mandibular left second premolar with degree 2 mobility, severe buccal bone resorption, and interproximal angular bony defects was subjected to forced eruption and buccal root torque. Five months after this process, the tooth was displaced 15 mm coronally and the root apex faced buccally. Buccal and coronal bone augmentation and soft tissue enlargement were evident at reentry surgery. This technique enabled proper implant placement in a situation where the bone was compromised. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2003;23:585–591.)

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