Dental ImplantsDental Implants

Socket PreservationSocket Preservation

Sumeet Bagai DDSSumeet Bagai DDSAdvanced Family Dental-2009Advanced Family Dental-2009

It was decided that It was decided that tooth # 6 would be tooth # 6 would be un-restorable and the un-restorable and the long term prognosis long term prognosis was hopeless. It was was hopeless. It was decided by the patient decided by the patient to opt for an to opt for an Implant/crownImplant/crown

Anesthesia was Anesthesia was obtained using 2% obtained using 2% lidocaine with lidocaine with 1/100,000 epi. By 1/100,000 epi. By buccal infiltration.buccal infiltration.

Atraumatic tooth Atraumatic tooth extraction was extraction was preformed using preformed using periotomesperiotomes

PUROS cortical PUROS cortical allograft was used to allograft was used to fill in the socketfill in the socket

An amalgam carrier An amalgam carrier was used to deliver was used to deliver the graft into the the graft into the socket sitesocket site

A bone condenser is then used to lightly pack A bone condenser is then used to lightly pack the material into the socket sitethe material into the socket site

1/3 of a collaplug is used to cover the bone graft 1/3 of a collaplug is used to cover the bone graft materialmaterial

4-0 chroma-gut sutures are placed in a figure 8 4-0 chroma-gut sutures are placed in a figure 8 pattern to hold the membrane in place and allow pattern to hold the membrane in place and allow for proper healingfor proper healing