Every deficient ridge tells the same story: inadequate bone volume, a graft decision made without a clear framework, and a treatment plan stalled before the implant ever goes in.

Oral surgeons, periodontists, and implant dentists face this problem daily. Sinus floors are too thin. Ridges have resorbed horizontally and vertically. Soft tissue is deficient around a restored implant. Without a structured, evidence-anchored approach to grafting and guided bone regeneration, even experienced clinicians default to habit instead of biology, and outcomes suffer.

This 2026 edition delivers that framework across 25 chapters, from foundational alveolar bone biology through full-arch reconstruction of the severely atrophic jaw.

Autograft, allograft, xenograft, and alloplast selection matched to defect biology
Guided bone regeneration protocols, membrane selection, and fixation technique
Lateral window and crestal sinus augmentation, block grafting, and ridge splitting
Soft tissue and connective tissue grafting around implants
Immediate implant placement, full-arch reconstruction, and complication management
Peri-implantitis, graft failure, and salvage surgery protocols
Digital workflows, CAD/CAM planning, and custom grafting technologies

More than 145,000 words of clinical prose, over 400 pages, and 50 clinical illustrations with precisely labeled anatomy support every technique discussed. Each chapter includes clinical decision points, differential diagnosis tables, quick-reference sidebars, and real-world case vignettes drawn from surgical practice.

A QR code inside links to a companion video course of more than 50 curated surgical and lecture videos organized by chapter, giving readers a second, visual pathway through every technique in the text.

Bone Augmentation in Implantology, Oral Surgery, and Regenerative Dentistry is written for oral and maxillofacial surgeons, periodontists, general dentists placing implants, dental residents, and hygienists supporting surgical practices who want a single, current reference connecting graft biology to surgical execution.