The author on the basis of clinical experience analyses the effectiveness of common bone substitutes and reviews prospects of other bone-grafting methods. It is offered to use minimum of enthetic materials, also the advantages of using single-stage protocol and one-phase implants are shown as compared to generally accepted methods in case of the atrophy of the alveolar ridge. Article also supports the concept of conservation of natural teeth.
bone grafting, bone substitutes, single-stage implantation, one-phase implants, natural teeth