Ridge split and implant placement in the mandibular molar region
Ridge split and 4.5 mm fixture placement in ridge width of 4 mm with magentic mallet in lower first molar region
All colleaguesRidge expansion and split crest Sinus lift 
Sinus lift 
Sinus lift 
Ridge expansion and split crest 
Immediate implant placement and loading 
Ridge expansion and split crest 
Discussion · Ridge expansion and split crest 
Nikunj Patel
Clinical cases 7
Crestal sinus elevation with Elevate and grafting in very soft bone
Indirect / internal sinus lift with Elevate kit and bone graft Extremely soft bone Remaining bone height was 3 mm and 5 mm
Sinus lift with the Elevate kit on 2–3 mm of residual bone: expand and lift together
N. P. describes a sinus lift with Elevate on 2–3 mm of residual bone, combining expansion and elevation. When a colleague asks about the protocol, N…
Indirect sinus lifts at two sites in one session: hydraulic elevation at the FIRST upper molar and Mallet elevation at the SECOND upper molar
During a one-on-one mentoring session, N. P. uses a hydraulic Gdiff technique at the FIRST upper molar and the Magnetic Mallet at the SECOND upper…
All-on-4 in extremely narrow ridges: full-arch mandibular split crest in D1 bone
Patel presents an All-on-4 case in very narrow ridges. For the lower arch, Patel reports a full-arch split crest with the Mallet and expanders…
Immediate implant in an upper first molar: interradicular septum with Elevate
Patel explains the preparation of the interradicular septum with Elevate, the choice of a 5 × 7 mm implant and the use of synthetic octacalcium…
Posterior mandibular split crest with split inserts and Mallet expanders
N. P. describes a posterior mandibular split crest using Magnetic Mallet Split instruments followed by expanders. In reply to M. R., N. P. specifies…
Discussions 1
Split in D1 bone: releasing cuts and pushing the wall without expansion
Patel distinguishes the presented posterior mandibular D2–D3 case from two other anterior D1 cases. Patel also explains the difference between…
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