| Abstrakt: |
Bone resorption occuring after tooth extraction is particularly extensive in several cases and complicates implant placement. Thus, there have been proposed various techniques aiming to preserve the alveolar ridge dimensions. Minimally traumatic tooth extraction with/without flap elevation, the use of bone grafting materials, guided bone regeneration, the use of autologous platelet concentration, soft tissue coverage of the defect as well as their combination are among the methods used for alveolar ridge preservation and regeneration, based on the remaining number of bone walls and the remaining height of buccal bone plate. The aim of this study is to report two cases of alveolar ridge preservation and regeneration and review the literature. For this purpose, a search was conducted through MEDLINE/PubMed database using “bone socket preservation techniques AND ridge preservation AND guided tissue regeneration” as keywords for the years 2009-2019. There is extensive heterogeneity among the available studies in terms of materials, techniques and treatment protocols; thus, robust clinical conclusions could not be drawn to guide clinicians in everyday clinical practice. Ridge preservation techniques limit the reductions in dimensions of post-extraction socket, but without completely preventing it. Therefore, the clinician should have a personalized approach for every case and decide the appropriate treatment intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
