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Filter by:This study is being conducted to compare the outcomes of two separate surgical techniques used in tooth extraction and ridge preservation. Ridge preservation is done to potentially minimize the amount of bone loss that occurs between the tooth extraction and implant or bridge placement, as compared to leaving the extraction site empty. There are two techniques that are commonly used for these procedures, either to close the surgical site of the extracted tooth with sutures (closed flap technique) or to leave the extraction site open to heal naturally (open flap technique). In the open flap technique there will be sutures used to secure and hold down the material used to cover the wound, called a non-resorbable membrane. The flaps will remain in their natural position, the site will fill up naturally with new tissue from the bottom up and then close itself in from the sides. The investigators want to see which technique offers better healing and reduces bone loss.
Following tooth extraction ridge preservation procedure have been suggested to limit bone resorptive dimensional changes to facilitate prospective implant placement. While this is particularly true for anterior teeth, no evidence is available to establish clinical guidelines in posterior sites, i.e. following molar extraction. This research project will answer the following question: What are the dimensional changes of the hard and soft tissues encountered following molar extractions with and without ridge preservation?
Aim of the present investigation will be to evaluate the role of a bovine-bone mineral and a collagen membrane as ridge augmentation procedure following tooth extraction. 20 consecutive adult patients, requiring tooth extraction in the frontal area of the upper and lower arch maxilla (from second premolar to second premolar), will be enrolled into the study. After tooth extraction, sockets will be randomized and divided into two groups: in Group A the socket will be grafted with Bio-Oss Collagen , in Group B the sockets will be grafted with BioOss granules (small granules). The graft will be covered with porcine collagen membrane (BioGide). Then, the flap will be sutured. MEASUREMENTS: The end of the study will be fixed at the 6 months evaluation after tooth extraction. Impression will be taken before tooth extraction and after 6 months in order to create cast models. On the cast models, using reference PVC (polyvinylchloride) guides, the horizontal dimension of the soft tissues will be measured. One measurement per tooth will be recorded, at T0 (before extraction) and T2 (after 6 months). A 3D radiological image, using the CBCT technique, will be obtained at the end of the surgical stage T1 (extraction + bone graft) and after 6 months of healing. Superimposition will be performed in order to measure hard tissue remodelling. After six months (T6), a a biopsy specimen will be also harvested for that augmented extractions sockets on which an implant installation has been previously planned.