Pouch and tunnel technique, a new approach for ridge augumentation-A clinical case report

Alveolar ridge deficiencies are the most often problems encountered during implant placement. Reconstruction of these alveolar ridge deficiencies through different bone augumentation technique is very much necessary before implant placement. These Osseous defects occur as a result of periodontal disease, trauma, congenital anomalies, prolonged edentulism and infection, and they often require soft and hard tissue reconstruction. Pouch and tunnel technique is a new technique which helped in good retention of the Autogenus graft and GBR membrane for ridge augumentation. This case study is a 2 year follow up where we placed Autogenous bone graft and guided bone membranes which are considered as gold standard for jaw reconstruction. The results of this case study were very satisfactory which showed that this technique can be used a novel approach for ridge augumentation.