Socket Preservation for Neighboring Teeth

A 55-year-old man has been our patient intermittently for the last 15 years.  Before removal of the tooth #12 with loss of the buccal plate (Fig.1), he requests bone graft for the health (strength) of the neighboring teeth (Fig.2 *).  To keep the 6-month membrane in place longer, periodontal glue is used after suturing (Fig.3 (blue)).  There is buccal collapse 2 months post socket preservation (Fig.4,5).  Titanium mesh or Cytoplast should have been placed.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 07/15/2019, last revision 09/23/2019