In ICOI’s official glossary, Split-crest technique is cross-referenced to Ridge expansion.
Ridge expansion: Surgical widening of a residual ridge in the lateral direction (buccolingually) with osteotomes and/or chisels, to accommodate the insertion of a dental implant, and/or bone graft.
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