Evaluation of a Combined Ridge Expansion Technique With Simultaneous Dental Implant Placement

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with good oral hygiene * Patients with long-span, narrow posterior edentulous mandibular area * Age limit range \[25 - 66 years\] * Patients who accept to participate in the study * Minimum height 10mm from the crest of the ridge till the upper border of inferior alveolar canal * Minimum ridge thickness = 3mm at the crestal region * If the patient is diabetic, should be controlled. Exclusion Criteria: * Immunosuppressive/ autoimmune disease patients * Patients with osteoporosis * Lack of sufficient amount of keratinizing mucosa at the crest of the edentulous saddle * Patients with bleeding disorder disease * Ridge width less than 3 mm * Smokers * Patients having periodontal disease * The presence of a pathological lesion in the area of ridge splitting