TWO SIMPLE TECHNIQUES FOR BONE GRAFT HARVESTING FROM MANDIBULAR SYMPHISIS

Endosseous dental implants have become indispensable elements in prosthetic rehabilitation with the recent advances. the volume of the alveolar process is a limiting factor for the placement of endosseous dental implants. in a case of insufficient volume of the alveolar process, augmentation of the deficient alveolar ridge is a prerequisite that is generally performed with autogenous bone grafts. the mandibular symphisis is a primary donor site for intraoral autogenous grafts. reconstruction of extraction sockets with symphiseal bone grafts and a simple technique demonstrating harvesting of a chin grafts by vertical incision are presented in two cases.