Socket Preservation Grafting
A bone graft placed into a tooth socket immediately after extraction to prevent natural bone collapse, preserving the ridge for a future implant or aesthetic restoration.
Immediately after gentle extraction, the socket is cleaned and filled with graft material, often mixed with the patient's own PRF; a membrane covers the graft and the site is sutured. Healing takes ~3–4 months before implant placement.
Anyone having a tooth removed who wants to keep implant options open, and patients in the aesthetic zone where ridge collapse would create a visible defect.
- Prevents up to 50% of post-extraction bone shrinkage
- Makes future implant placement simpler and more predictable
- Maintains natural gum contours
- Often avoids larger grafts later.
CBCT imaging documents baseline bone volume and verifies graft maturation before implant surgery; chairside PRF supercharges healing.
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