title: Alveolar ridge preservation following extraction of maxillary anterior teeth. Report on 23 consecutive cases.
abstract: The 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Periodontology, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Nemcovsky
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Serfaty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003831:Denture, Partial, Immediate; D017886:Durapatite; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D017886:Durapatite