Socket Preservation After Extraction

Here is an example:

A female pt in her early 50's presented with a failed RCT on tooth #13, with a limited chance for successful add'l endo treatment.  Treatment required extraction of #13 and planned socket preservation so that a dental implant could be placed at a later date.

After extraction, a burr was used to expose new bone along socket walls. Once the site had adequate bleeding, boney walls, and free of debris, bone graft matrial was syringed into the socket and covered with a collagen plug.

A 2 week post-op radiograph showed newly developing bone where the graft was placed.  For this pt, socket preservation will allow for future implant placement. It will also expedite the process, and allow for a predictable, and beneficial ridge contour.