Abstract: A bone graft that is made at least partially of synthetic material or demineralized bone matrix and is manufactured in suitable shape and/or dimensions to augment an alveolar ridge. The bone graft may be such as to augment both a portion of the crest of the alveolar ridge and a portion of at least one side of the alveolar ridge. The graft may include at least one hole for the intended position of an implant base, and/or at least one hole for attachment hardware. The graft may be manufactured to standard dimensions or it may be manufactured to patient-unique dimensions which may be determined radiographically prior to surgery and prior to manufacturing of the bone graft. The bone graft may be able to be carved for dimensional adjustment during surgery. The bone graft may have composition and/or local geometry which varies from one place to another, and may have a particular composition and/or local geometry at places intended to adjoin natural bone.

Abstract: A bone graft that is made at least partially of synthetic material or demineralized bone matrix and is of a suitable shape to fill a lower portion of a patient's maxillary sinus. The graft may be manufactured to patient-unique dimensions that may be determined radiographically prior to surgery and prior to manufacturing of the bone graft. Other aspects of the invention are a method of manufacture of the bone graft, and methods of installing the bone graft. The installation may make use of patient-unique templates to guide certain cutting operations. Another aspect of the invention is a kit comprising the bone graft, tools for its installation, templates and possibly other surgical items.

Abstract: A bone graft that is made at least partially of synthetic material and is of a suitable shape to fill a recess around the base of an ailing/failing endosseous implant. The bone graft may be pre-manufactured in the suitable shape. The invention also comprises a method of installing either such a bone graft or any other type of filler. The invention also comprises various types of bone graft profiler tools suitable for preparing the recess, and optionally an alignment post to assist in the use of the bone graft profiler tool(s). The dimensions of the bone graft profiler tool(s) and the dimensions of the bone graft and the dimensions of the alignment post may be chosen to have defined geometric relationships with respect to each other, with respect to the dimensions of the existing implant base, and with respect to the extent of bone deterioration at a particular implant site in a particular patient.