Osteogen Plug for Smoker

A 55-year-old man, smoker 1/2 ppd, has chronic periodontitis with heavy calculus between #17 and 18 (Fig.1).  Six month post SRP, one piece of Osteogen plug is placed in each socket of #17 and 32 to promote bone growth and prevent dry socket (Fig.2).  The bone is dense; the teeth needs sectioning several times before extraction.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 12/18/2019, last revision 12/18/2019