title: Esthetic consideration for alveolar socket preservation prior to implant placement: description of a technique and 80-case series report.
abstract: An esthetic restoration supported by dental implant rehabilitation is a major challenge to restorative dentists. The ultimate goal of a dental implant is to restore missing or extracted teeth by placing implants in anatomically, esthetically, and long-term functional restorations.  Alveolar ridge preservation and site enhancement following tooth extraction has a major impact on the hard and soft tissue volume. Extraction socket preservation is technique sensitive, not 100% successful, and at times unpredictable. Current techniques may delay surgical implant placement for a few months, and the quality of new bone regeneration is questionable. The aim of this report was to describe a minimally traumatic extraction socket preservation technique using different types of bone graft as a preserver prior to implant placement applied for 80 consecutive cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Practice, Division of Restorative Dentistry, University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kutkut
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andreana
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Monaco
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial