Dental implants · Ridge expansion
Ridge Splitting
Told your jawbone is too narrow for an implant? Dr. Maxim Godko widens the ridge and typically places your implants in the same visit.
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- $1 implant consultation
- Nothing referred out
800+ five-star reviews · 8-Time Top Doctor
Ridge splitting at Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics
Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics performs ridge splitting in-house. Dr. Maxim Godko widens a jaw ridge too narrow for an implant and typically places your implants in the same visit, with grafting alongside, for fewer surgeries and faster results. $1 implant consultation with 3D CT scan. 800+ five-star reviews.
- Fixes
- A ridge too narrow for an implant
- Your implants
- Typically the same visit
- Planned from
- A 3D CT scan
- Performed by
- Dr. Godko, in-house
Narrow ridge?
Widen the Ridge and Place Your Implants, Typically in One Visit, With One Doctor
Elsewhere, a narrow ridge can mean a graft at a surgeon’s office, months of waiting, then the implant somewhere else. At Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics, Dr. Maxim Godko, an 8-Time Top Doctor, typically does it in one visit.
The referral loop
- Referred out for a graft to rebuild the width
- Months of healing before anyone places an implant
- Another office and another fee for the implant
At Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics
- A $1 implant consultation with a 3D CT scan
- The ridge widened and the implants typically placed in one visit
- Grafting, with PRF when your case calls for it, in the same surgery
- Local anesthesia, with nitrous oxide, oral or IV sedation by Dr. Godko if you prefer it
One doctor, one plan, at either office.
Schedule AppointmentThe basics
What Is Ridge Splitting?
Ridge splitting, also called ridge expansion or split-crest, is a form of horizontal ridge augmentation: it widens a jaw ridge that is too narrow to hold a dental implant. The ridge is divided along its top and gently spread apart, so the implant fits inside your own bone, with graft material filling the gap.
After a tooth is lost, the ridge that held it shrinks, and it usually loses width before it loses height. Gum disease, an injury, a difficult extraction or years under a denture thin it further. When the ridge is still tall enough but too thin, ridge splitting makes room for an implant without waiting months for a separate graft to build the width first.
Why ridge splitting works well for implants
Your own bone
Widened, not transplanted: living bone with its own blood supply surrounds the implant as it heals.
Planned on your scan
Width, height and density measured at every implant site, and a custom surgical guide made from your 3D CT plan.
No donor site
Nothing is taken from elsewhere in your mouth, so only one area heals.
A natural contour
Restoring the width brings back the shape of the gum and jaw, so the new tooth sits in a natural-looking frame.
The width problem
Is Your Ridge Too Narrow for an Implant?
Seen from the end, a narrow ridge can be slimmer than the implant it has to hold. Switch views to compare.
An implant needs bone on both sides of it. Here the ridge is too slim to hold one.
Two ways to fix a thin jaw
Ridge Splitting or Bone Grafting?
Dr. Godko chooses from your 3D CT scan, and the two are often combined.
| Ridge splitting | Bone grafting | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Widens the bone you have | Adds material to rebuild missing bone |
| Your implants | Typically the same visit | Typically the same visit for a minor to moderate shortfall |
| Where the bone comes from | Your own ridge, no donor site | Graft material added to the ridge |
Ridge splitting
- What it does
- Widens the bone you have
- Your implants
- Typically the same visit
- Where the bone comes from
- Your own ridge, no donor site
Bone grafting
- What it does
- Adds material to rebuild missing bone
- Your implants
- Typically the same visit for a minor to moderate shortfall
- Where the bone comes from
- Graft material added to the ridge
Scan to implant
Your Ridge Split, Step by Step
The American Dental Association’s guide to dental implants explains how implants anchor new teeth.
| Step | When | Done by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1 consultation and 3D CT scan Your scan shows whether a split fits and where each implant goes. |
Visit 1 | Dr. Godko |
| 2 | Ridge widened, implants placed Typically under local anesthesia, with sedation if you prefer it. The implants typically go in the same visit, through a custom surgical guide, with grafting and PRF as your case calls for. |
Surgery day | Dr. Godko |
| 3 | You leave with teeth You leave with your new teeth the same day your implants go in. |
Implant day | Dr. Godko |
Cost first
See your price before you pick a date
At your $1 consultation, Dr. Godko goes over your 3D CT scan with you, and you leave with a personalized treatment plan and transparent pricing. Before you commit, we work with your insurance to ensure you receive the maximum benefit.
Nothing is ever scheduled until you decide.
Nervous about surgery?
Nitrous oxide, oral sedation or IV sedation, with Dr. Godko certified in all three, and a team that speaks English, Ukrainian and Russian.
Before & after
Implants and new teeth, before and after
Single implant case
A gap from a missing upper tooth, filled with a natural-looking implant tooth that matches the smile around it.
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Anticipated results. Individual results may vary.
Payment options
How much does ridge splitting cost?
Insurance, 0% financing through Cherry and our in-house membership plans. You see your options and costs before treatment starts.
Insurance
PPO plans and most carriers
We accept PPO plans and most carriers, including CIGNA, MetLife, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Delta Dental and GEHA Connection Dental. No Medicaid, DMO or HMO plans accepted.We work with your insurance to ensure you receive the maximum benefit.
Financing
0% financing with Cherry
- 0% financing through Cherry
- Many patients qualify for 0% interest plans if paid on time.
No insurance?
In-house membership plans
One yearly fee for preventive care, with discounts on other treatment and no deductibles, maximums or waiting periods.
See the plans and terms8-Time Top Doctor. 800+ Five-Star Reviews.
“I love this place because they are able to help in all my dental needs up to and including oral surgery right in the office.”
“Very good all the time great service Dr Godko amazing I got implants and I love it will recommend to anyone looking for great service”
“My final implants dates were delayed due to low bone density in lower jaw. Godko suggested we wait for longer healing duration. Smart guy.”
“Just had my first implant surgery with Dr. Godko...he and his team are just AMAZING! I highly recommend them--you won’t be disappointed!”
“Had to get a front tooth implant. Happy with their work and customer service. And great with Making arrangements with payments.”
“Finally started my much needed implant. The first step experience was pleasant n I was made very comfortable.”
“Wonderful practice Dr Godko does a wonderful job he did my implants and I am very satisfied.”
“First Consultation / 2nd opinion on needed implants. Loved that it was easy parking, office was clean and staff was friendly and accommodating.”
Meet your dentist
Every ridge split performed by Dr. Godko
Dr. Maxim Godko is an 8-Time Top Doctor and an NYU College of Dentistry graduate. He plans each ridge split from your 3D CT scan, widens the ridge and places the graft and the implants himself, at both offices. Deluxe offers periodontal, endodontic, prosthodontic and oral surgery services under one roof.
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8-Time Top Doctor
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Sedation given by Dr. Godko
NYU
College of Dentistry graduate
FAQ
Ridge splitting questions, answered
Ridge splitting, also called ridge expansion or split-crest, is a bone expansion technique that widens a jaw ridge too narrow to hold a dental implant. Instead of adding bone from somewhere else, it works with the bone you already have at the implant site.
The top of the ridge is divided with fine surgical instruments, and the inner and outer walls are gently wedged apart in small steps until the ridge is wide enough for the implant. Graft material fills the space between the walls, and the gum is stitched closed over it. At Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics, Dr. Maxim Godko performs it himself.
Yes, typically in the same visit. Doing both together spares you a separate surgery. When the widened ridge needs to heal first, Dr. Godko tells you before surgery and your implants follow at a later visit.
Ridge splitting widens the bone you already have; a bone graft adds material to rebuild bone that is missing. The two are often used together: a ridge split usually needs graft material to fill the gap it opens, and Dr. Godko does both in the same surgery.
A ridge split is typically done with local anesthesia, so the area is fully numbed before anything starts. Nitrous oxide, oral sedation and IV sedation, all given by Dr. Godko, are available if you would rather relax or sleep through it. Afterward, expect tenderness and some swelling for the first several days.
Most people are typically back to normal activities within a few days. You leave with aftercare instructions and a follow-up visit is scheduled, while the bone keeps healing around the implants, or around the widened ridge, over the following months.
Your ridge split is priced in the personalized plan you receive at your $1 consultation, so you see it before anything is scheduled. The implants it makes room for are priced starting at $3,199 for a single implant, including the implant, the abutment and the crown, and starting at $18,999 per arch for full arch implants. We work with your insurance to ensure you receive the maximum benefit, 0% financing through Cherry is available, and in-house membership plans are available.
No. Oral surgery is an in-house service line at Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics, and Dr. Maxim Godko does the surgery himself, so you are never sent to another office.
Someone whose ridge is tall enough for an implant but too narrow, with enough bone between its inner and outer walls to be spread apart. It is used most often in the front of the upper jaw, where the ridge commonly thins after tooth loss, and in the lower jaw when the bone allows. Your 3D CT scan confirms the fit, and Dr. Godko decides at your consultation.
A narrow ridge can also be rebuilt with bone grafting, which adds bone to the outside of the ridge. For a whole arch, All-on-4 implants, starting at $18,999 per arch, make the most of the bone you already have. Dr. Godko walks you through each option at your consultation.
Keep exploring
Other bone and implant procedures
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Bone rebuilt for implants and more, with PRF when your case calls for it.
Sinus Lift
Every type of sinus lift, to add bone for upper back implants.
Socket Preservation
Bone kept in place when a tooth comes out.
Platelet-Rich Fibrin
Healing factors from your own blood, used case by case with grafting.
Single Tooth Implant
One missing tooth replaced with a titanium implant.
Full Arch Dental Implants
A full arch of fixed teeth on dental implants.
Two offices, identical services
Lawrenceville, NJ & Skillman, NJ
Every procedure is available at both offices, so pick whichever is easier, near home or near work.
Every procedure offered
Deluxe Dentistry & EstheticsLawrenceville, NJ
100 Federal City Rd, Suite 104BLawrenceville, NJ08648
Mon 9 am–5:30 pm · Tue 9 am–5 pm · Wed 9:30 am–7 pm · Thu 9 am–7 pm · Fri 9 am–5 pm · Sat 9 am–2 pm
Every procedure offered
Deluxe Dentistry & EstheticsSkillman, NJ
40 Nevius Blvd, Suite 150Skillman, NJ08558
Mon–Thu 9 am–6 pm · Fri 9 am–5 pm
New patients always welcome
See how wide your ridge really is
Book a $1 consultation with a 3D CT scan and know whether a ridge split fits before anything is scheduled.
Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics, with offices located in Lawrenceville, NJ, located in Mercer County, NJ, proudly serving the towns ofPrinceton, West Windsor, Trenton, Hopewell, Lawrence Township, Ewing, Pennington, Hightstown, Robbinsville, East Windsor, Hopewell Township, Hamilton, NJ, as well as our Skillman, NJ location, located in Somerset County, NJ, proudly serving the towns ofFar Hills, Branchburg, Rocky Hill, Hillsborough, Bernards Township, Watchung, Green Brook, Montgomery, Bedminster, Warren, Millstone, Manville, Bound Brook, Somerville, North Plainfield, Raritan, Bridgewater, Franklin Township, South Bound Brook, Peapack-Gladstone, Bernardsville, NJ.
Schedule your appointment online, or call our Lawrenceville, NJ office at (609) 400-1393 or our Skillman, NJ office at (609) 303-2005.
