The insufficient horizontal bone mass in the missing tooth area has always been an important problem of dental implant. Bone splitting is one of the surgical methods commonly used to solve this problem. At present, the commonly used surgical method is to use ultrasonic bone knife to sagittal splitting along the crest of the alveolar ridge, and then use bone chisel to shift the lateral bone plate of the lip (buccal) to the lip (buccal) to increase the horizontal width of the alveolar bone, so as to achieve the purpose of simultaneous implantation. Bone splitting and implantation of implants in the same period reduced the surgical difficulty and risk of difficult cases, reduced the number of patient visits, and reduced the cost of patients. However, if the gap around the implant was more than 1 mm or the labial bone plate was separated after splitting, bone grafting should be performed simultaneously. But the use of bone splitting technique also has a certain indications, demanding sufficient vertical bone height in the missing area, inadequate width of horizontal bone (3 mm to 5 mm), Ⅲ~Ⅳ class bone, without local and systemic contraindicated of planting surgery. In recent years, the research shows that bone splitting surgery has the advantages of small trauma, safe and effective operation, and better bone increment effect obtained without opening the second wound. This article reviewed the progress of flap operation, flapless operation and postoperative effect of bone splitting.