title: Alveolar bone regeneration in post-extraction socket: a review of materials to postpone dental implant.
abstract: Tooth extraction usually involves alveolar bone loss and reduction in height and width of the remaining alveolar socket, owing to the physiological bone resorption. This occurrence may perform an inadequate bone profile, that make difficult orthodontic applications, compromising the functional and aesthetic restoration of dental implants. The present review will provide an update on the biological and clinical profile of materials currently in use and those under investigation, in the recovering of bone margins of edentulous sockets.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Biocompatibility and Tissue Engineering, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, Alessandria, Novara, Vercelli, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Porrini
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rocchetti
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vercellino
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cannas
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabbatini
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000502:physiology*; D019737:Transplants
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial