title: Improving oral rehabilitation through the preservation of the tissues through alveolar preservation.
abstract: When performing a tooth extraction, imminent collapse of the tissue by resorption and remodeling of the socket is a natural occurrence. The procedure for the preservation of the alveolar ridge has been widely described in the dental literatures and aims to maintain hard and soft tissues in the extraction site for optimal rehabilitation either with conventional fixed or removable prosthetics or implant-supported prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Kelvin Ian
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Afrashtehfar
authors.forename: Gregori Michael
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kurtzman
authors.forename: Lanka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mahesh