As the name applies, tooth socket preservation procedure is a preservative step that preserves bone that is lost (both in height and width) after a routine extraction procedure.
Why the Tooth socket preservation therapy?
Normally after an extraction, the blood fills in the extraction wound forms a clot, and later organizes into the bone. However, the bone shrinks remarkably during healing (almost 50%). Now when we plan to replace the lost tooth with an implant either the remaining bone is insufficient or we end up placing a small implant both in height and diameter. Even if a bridge is used to replace the missing tooth, the missing tooth has to be made bigger and bulkier to compensate for the missing bone.
Procedure:
Ideally indicated for every extraction involved.
- After the extraction is done, the socket is cleaned ,debrided and irrigated.
- An artificial bone substitute (Bone Graft) is packed into the socket.
- A special membrane is used to cover the socket opening to prevent graft spilling.
- The gum margins around the socket are stitched together and left to heal. Once healed the bone graft gets resorbed and converted to bone thereby preserving bone.
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