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Bone biology -- Bone physiology for dental implantology -- Review of bone grafting materials -- Barriers membranes for guided bone regeneration -- Alveolar ridge preservation after tooth extraction -- Bone harvesting -- Harvesting bone from the ramus -- Harvesting bone from the mandibular symphysis -- Harvesting bone from the tibia -- Bone grafting -- Augmentation grafting of the maxillary sinus for placement of dental implants -- Augmentation and grafting for the maxillary anterior alveolar ridges -- Subnasal elevation and bone augmentation -- Future directions -- Biologic growth factors and bone morphogens in bone regeneration procedures.