LOCAL RESIDUAL RIDGE AUGMENTATION WITH SOLID HYDROXYAPATITE BLOCKS .1. AN ANIMAL-EXPERIMENT

Twenty-four implants were placed in the jaws of five dogs for evaluati on of the possibility of correcting local resorption. Implants and sur rounding tissues were evaluated clinically, radiographically, and hist ologically for periods of 3 to 24 months. The implants were clinically and radiographically stable. Some were surrounded by connective tissu e fibers and others were bonded to underlying cortical bone.