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.
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, […]
A 40 year old patient came for a second opinion after receiving advice for a general dentist to remove tooth 37 due to bone loss.In the clinical examination tooth 37 had a very deep pocket (10 mm probing depth in the distal area) , mobility grade 2 and bleeding on probing.The periapical & bitewings X-Ray […]