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he ideal placement of dental implants is often compromised because of existing alveolar ridge deficiencies. The lack of available bone for proper implant placement 5a 5a 5a may be caused by many factors, including developmental 5a 5a anomalies, trauma and, most commonly, tooth extraction. It is widely accepted and documented in the literature that after a tooth is extracted, resorption of the alveolar bone occurs in both a horizontal and vertical dimension, which results in a compromised volume of bone.
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