Elizabeth Nevins

The Esthetic Buccal Flap for Alveolar Ridge Augmentation at the Time of Extraction in Complex Cases: A Case Report of Three Cases.

The esthetic buccal flap, which allows access to the apical area of a tooth or extraction socket via a submarginal incision, was initially introduced for buccal fenestration defects correction during immediate implant placement. This case report describes its expanded use for ridge augmentation at the time of extractio...