Socket Preservation
Procedures to regenerate missing bone can begin at the same time as tooth removal. Many times if an implant cannot be placed immediately at the time of surgical removal of the tooth, a graft using bone from another area of the mouth, or synthetic bone can be placed into the tooth socket.
This graft will help to facilitate healing, provide bone for secondary implant placement, and preserve a significant amount of the gum tissue that would normally shrink during healing if the socket were allowed to collapse.
Many times a collagen membrane is placed to protect this graft during healing. There membranes may dissolve on their own or they may be removed later during the healing process if they do not dissolve. |
