Ridge enhancement and socket preservation utilizing the subepithelial connective tissue graft: a case report
Cohen, E.S.
Practical Periodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry Ppad 7(2): 53-8; Quiz 60
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 1042-2722 PMID: 7670077 Document Number: 449926
To prevent postextraction alveolar ridge resorption, various methods, techniques, and materials have been developed and are utilized. The learning objective of this article is to present a review of these materials and procedures and a clinical rehabilitation of a patient with a high smile line utilizing the technique of "socket preservation" to prevent an unaesthetic collapse of the alveolar ridge. A complex periodontal-prosthetic rehabilitation is undertaken to accommodate the patient's high smile line and prevent a possible unaesthetic result. This case report is an extension of several other ridge preservation cases by the author, previously published in this journal. The importance of cooperation and teamwork between the periodontist and the restorative dentist is emphasized.