Background: Dimensional changes in the alveolar ridge after extraction often compromises optimal implant stability and placement of implants in the right prosthodontic positions. These situations demand augmentation of the residual ridge to achieve successful implant placement and long-term survival. Aim: To assess the prevalence of different graft techniques used for ridge augmentation among patients seeking for dental implant surgery. Materials and methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using patient records from Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai, after reviewing and analysing the data of 74092 patients between June 2019 and March 2021. A total number of 256 patients who underwent ridge augmentation was enrolled. The variables involved were: gender, age group and factors associated with ridge augmentation and graft techniques used. Data was then exported to the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 23) for analysis. Results: Particulate grafting was commonly performed for ridge augmentation procedures in 73.68% of the patients. The association between age and grafting techniques was statistically significant, with p value less than 0.05 (0.035). The association between gender and grafting techniques was statistically insignificant (p value – 0.234). Conclusions: Within the limitations of the present study, we can conclude that ridge augmentation using different graft techniques was more prevalent among males of 18-30 years. Further, block grafting was more commonly used in the younger population than the older population; also, a statistically significant association was observed between age and grafting techniques.
Keywords:- autograft
- bone graft
- IMPLANT
- innovation
- particulate graft
- ridge augmentation