Hypodontia presents a complex and a challenging problem to the
clinician and if treated in isolation, the outcomes are often
compromised and disappointing for the patient.

Successful prosthetic rehabilitation of hypodontia requires a team
approach with prosthodontist, orthodontist, paediatric dentist and
oral & maxillofacial surgeon offering invaluable expertise for
predictable outcomes. Hypodontia presents with an inherent problem
of alveolar atrophy often requiring complex bone augmentation in
preparation for rehabilitation with dental implants.

Regenerating deficient bone around dental implants with 3-walled
bone defects using the guided bone regeneration (GBR) principle is
now an established procedure with increasingly amassing evidence
supporting its predictability. Larger defects with less than 3-walls and
particularly extended edentulous sites are traditionally managed with
two-stage augmentation procedures, which inevitably increases the
likelihood of complications, treatment time, costs and, above all,
patient morbidity.