Collagen Plug Prevents Dry Socket

A 21-year-old nervous woman wants to have 4 of the 3rd molars extracted (Fig.1).  To prevent dry socket, place collagen plug at #17 and 32.  Take panoramic 4 Bitewings postop and preferably preop, since Fig.1 was taken on January 1, 2018 and #17 and 32 are close to the Inferior Alveolar Canals.  In fact Osteogen plug is placed at #16 and 17 due to apparently severe bony defect affecting the neighboring teeth, while Collagen plug at #32.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 11/21/2020, last revision 11/23/2020