Autogenous Bone Graft in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Maxillofacial surgery deals with major surgery of jaw bone tumor, oral cancers, temporomandibular joint, congenital facial defects, jaw bone fracture, etc. Bone grafts are required in many procedures. Bone grafting is a surgical procedure that replaces missing bone in order to bone fractures that are extremely complex, pose a significant health risk to the patient, or fail to heal properly. Bone grafting is a very old surgical procedure. So proper selection of bone graft is very important. This book presents a complete guideline for the selection of different types of bone grafts.