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Volume 38 , Issue 2
March/April 2018
Pages 269–275

Decision Tree for Vertical Ridge Augmentation

Alexandra B. Plonka, DDS, MS/Istvan A. Urban, DMD, MD, PhD/Hom-Lay Wang, DDS, MS, PhD

PMID: 29447321
DOI: 10.11607/prd.3280

Vertical ridge augmentation (VRA) procedures before or during dental implant placement are technically challenging and often encounter procedure-related complications. To minimize complications and promote success, a literature search was conducted to validate procedures used for VRA. A decision tree based on the amount of additional ridge height needed (< 4, 4 to 6, or > 6 mm) was then developed to improve the procedure-selection process. At each junction, the clinician is urged to consider anatomical, clinical, and patient-related factors influencing treatment outcomes. This decision tree guides selection of the most appropriate treatment modality and sequence for safe, predictable management of the vertically deficient ridge in implant therapy.

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