CYLINDRICAL GRAFT AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A RECIPIENT SITE AND IMPLANTING A CYLINDRICAL GRAFT INTO ALVEOLAR JAW BONE

摘要

A method of fixating a graft to an area of deficient bone in the jaws comprising: exposing the area of deficient bone by incising and retracting soft tissue; selecting a drill bit having a diameter corresponding to the area of deficient bone to receive a graft; contacting the selected drill bit with the exposed deficient bone to form a generally cylindrical seat transversely into the side of the deficient bone for receiving the graft; selecting a cylindrical graft having a length and circular cross-sectional corresponding to the diameter and depth of the formed seat; fixating the graft to the formed seat with at least one screw; and closing the soft tissue to cover the previously exposed deficient bone.