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Alveolar Ridge Preservation Following Extraction of Maxillary Anterior Teeth. Report on 23 Consecutive Cases
Author(s) -
Nemcovsky Carlos E.,
Serfaty Vidal
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1996.67.4.390
Subject(s) - ridge , alveolar ridge , medicine , dentistry , orthodontics , alveolar process , anterior teeth , dental alveolus , extraction (chemistry) , geology , surgery , chemistry , paleontology , implant , chromatography
T he purpose of this article was to clinically evaluate the predictability of a surgical procedure to preserve the alveolar ridge after extracting maxillary anterior teeth with advanced bone loss. This procedure is indicated when a tooth‐supported fixed partial denture will rehabilitate the area. Non‐resorbable hydroxyapatite crystals are used as graft material and a rotated pediculated split thickness palatal flap covers them. Twenty‐three patients who were treated with this procedure were followed for 12 to 24 months. Results were predictable with minimal postoperative ridge deformation. Indications for this procedure are discussed. J Periodontol 1996;67:390–395.