Question 38 · LDEK · Implantology and preprosthetic surgery

The second stage of bone loss according to Harris and coworkers’ classification is characterized by:

1) advanced loss with sufficient amount of bone for implantation, but with a bad quality of bone;
2) advanced loss with insufficient amount of bone for implantation;
3) complex losses located in the anterior part of the maxilla with very high esthetic demands;
4) losses with optimum amount of buccal bone plate and surrounding soft tissue.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. only 1.
  2. B. only 2.
  3. C. only 3.
  4. D. only 4.
  5. E. 1,2.
Hint

The classification grades defects from simple to complex; the middle grade covers advanced defects whether bone quality or quantity is lacking.

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