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Extraction of Lost Tooth and Socket Preservation

Extraction of Lost Tooth and Socket Preservation

Socket preservation or alveolar ridge preservation is a procedure to reduce bone loss after tooth extraction. After tooth extraction, the jaw bone has a natural tendency to become narrow, and lose its original shape because the bone quickly reabsorbs, resulting in 30–60% loss in bone volume in the first six months.

Extraction of Lost Tooth, While Saving Adjacent Implant

Extraction of Lost Tooth While Saving Adjacent Implant

The article introduces how to prepare surrounding area of an implant after extraction of a lost tooth.   The article includes before pictures and X-Rays, results after 10 days of healing and a video of the surgery. An 80 year old male patient was referred to me by his prosthodontist.  They wanted the lost tooth extracted, […]

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