Tenting Screws Versus Autogenous Ring Block Grafts During Horizontal Ridge Augmentation

In Tenting screw cases, the screws will be placed in suitable positions and depths, blocks will be crushed into particulates which will then be mixed with equal amount of bovine particles. the mixture will be applied to the recipient site all around the tenting screws a resorbable collagen membrane (CM) will be shaped and placed over the graft and fixed using subperiosteal sutures.

In the non screw group, the blocks will be adapted to fit the recipient sites and secured to the alveolar bone using titanium bone fixation screws. Following the placement of the blocks, bovine particles will be applied over the graft and into any remaining gaps between the block and the recipient site, a resorbable collagen membrane (CM) will be shaped and placed over the graft and fixed using subperiosteal sutures