Socket Presevation

This year, a 63-year-old male patient presented with severe periodontitis in the mandibular left posterior region.

Socket preservation was performed immediately after tooth extraction using a non-resorbable membrane and allograft bone material.

Oral intraoral photograph.

This is the incision and reflection of the tissue to access the underlying tissue after tooth extraction for the purpose of utilizing the surrounding tissue.

After thoroughly removing the infected tissue in the lower jaw, homogenous bone graft was performed, followed by placement of a non-absorbable membrane and suturing.

A non-absorbable membrane, specifically an open-textured membrane, was used.

About 2 weeks later.

About 4 weeks later.

Removed the membrane

Here is the appearance after approximately 4 months.

This is the picture before implant placement at approximately 5 months.

Additional guided bone regeneration (GBR) was performed using an absorbable membrane due to the presence of slightly soft and insufficient bone.

After suturing.

After surgery.

4 months later.

4 years later.