Background: The objective of this retrospective study is to assess the minimal invasive technique for augmenting horizontal ridge bone defects using biphasic calcium sulfate with hydroxyapatite bone cement.


Opening of a flap is done in the cervical area from tooth #33 (22) to tooth #43 (28). It encompasses the papillae, with two vertical releases distal of #33 (22)…

The patient is a 44-year-old, healthy, female. She attended the consultation already missing tooth #14 (5). The patient wanted to have her tooth back and restore the aesthetics of her…

The patient is a healthy, 48-year-old male. He came to the clinic with pain in the posterior, left area of the mandible. After clinical evaluation, abundant suppuration was observed along…

The patient is a healthy, 42-year-old male. He attended the consultation with a traumatic loss of tooth #21 (9). The patient arrived with a temporary tooth that had been attached…

Healthy female patient, 68 years old, attends the consultation with complaints of a lack of aesthetics, and pain and mobility in the 4 lower incisors. The patient wants an aesthetic,…

The patient is a healthy 62-year-old woman. She attended the consultation with complaints of pain and edema in the right, posterior maxilla. The patient complained of pain while chewing, a…

The patient is a 76-year-old female. She complained of difficulties chewing, a lack of aesthetics and discomfort in the mandible. After the intra-oral examination and the completion of the complementary…

The first surgery will be a full maxillary horizontal bone augmentation, double nasal sinus elevation and extraction of the 6 remaining teeth. The patient will use a fully fixed removable…

A healthy 55-year-old woman attends the appointment with an almost total absence of maxillary teeth. After evaluation of the complementary exams, it was confirmed that there was horizontal bone loss,…