Tuberosity-alveolar block as a donor site for localised augmentation of the maxilla: a retrospective clinical study

Tuberosity-alveolar block as a donor site for localised augmentation of the maxilla: a retrospective clinical study: Bone from the maxillary tuberosity has been harvested in particulate form to use for augmentation for several years, but block grafts have not been extensively used. A considerable advantage of a particulate bone graft from the maxillary tuberosity over those from other intraoral donor sites is the relative simplicity of harvesting and minimal complications.We have retrospectively assessed the efficacy of tuberosity-alveolar block bone (posterior maxillary alveolar ridge) in the augmentation of adjacent defects in the maxilla using data from 14 patients (10 men and four women, mean (range) age 55 (38-69) years) who had had 20 bony augmentations with block bone from the alveolar tuberosity during 2014.




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