Case Report

Modified Tunnel Procedure to Facilitate Ridge Reconstruction of an Extraction Socket Associated with Buccal Dehiscence and Gingival Recession: A Case Report with a 6-year Follow-Up

Table 2

Linear and volumetric radiographic bone measurements for tooth #16.

LinearTooth #25
Preoperative (mm)Postoperative (mm)Difference (mm)

Mid-buccal crestal ridge height5.694.341.35
Mid-lingual crestal ridge height3.324.68−1.36
Horizontal ridge width9.348.10−1.24


VolumetricTooth #25
Preoperative (mm3)Postoperative (mm3)% Alveolar bone remaining

0–3 mm5459108
3–6 mm166261157
6–9 mm261309119