If there is insufficient bone for the placement of dentalimplants, it becomes necessary to ‘create’ the bone in this.area prior to placing implants. This procedure of building upthe bone is known as “bone augmentation’.Bone augmentation is a very common specialized surgical procedure indentistry and it is used commonly for dental implants and inperiodontal procedures around natural teeth. In order carryout bone grafting, we need a source of bone to place in thedeficiency.