Currently, a variety of bone augmentation are being performed in implant
cases and there are pros and cons in each procedures. GBR is the most
widely used technique, but ridge splitting is also very useful one if only
the proper instruments are equipped in situations where horizontal bone
augmentation is required.In particular, the advantage of ridge splitting
is that, bone augmentation can be achieved by preserving the condition of cortical bone of the patient, whereas in GBR, bone grafting that may
causes decreasing of bone quality is needed.In Neobiotech’s Ridge Wider
Kit, it is composed of bone trimmer, safe disk, chisel, bone expander. So
it is very convenient and safe instrument to execute the ridge split.Ridge
splitting is a very good horizontal bone augmentation in a horizontal
bone deficiency case, if applied to appropriate indications.