CONTIGUOUS OSSEOUS TISSUE AUTOGRAFT IN PERIODONTICS

Duration: 15 min

Year Published: 1968

Creator: Public Health Service (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: A deep periodontal defect on the distal surface of a premolar is treated by a contiguous osseous tissue autograft. Bone removed from an edentulous ridge is used to fill this intrabony pocket. The rationale of this procedure is explained and post operative results are discussed.