Alveolar ridge preservation after dental extraction and before implant placement: a literature review

Authors

  • Luis Andre Mezzomo PUCRS
  • Rosemary Sadami Arai Shinkai PUCRS
  • Nikos Mardas UCL - Eastman Dental Institute
  • Nikolaos Donos UCL - Eastman Dental Institute

Keywords:

Tooth extraction, alveolar ridge preservation, guided bone regeneration, dental implants

Abstract

Several techniques and materials have been suggested for alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) after dental extraction and before implant placement. This literature review aimed to discuss the histological and clinical aspects of alveolar healing and the ARP procedure after dental extraction and to verify whether it allows dental implant placement (with or without further augmentation). Despite the heterogeneity of the studies, some evidence suggests that ridge preservation procedures are efficient in limiting the postextraction dimensional loss of the ridge and are accompanied by a different degree of bone regeneration, with varied amounts of residual graft material particles.

Author Biographies

Luis Andre Mezzomo, PUCRS

Research Fellow (Capes PNPD) Graduate Program in Dentistry Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, RS Brazil

Rosemary Sadami Arai Shinkai, PUCRS

Gepartamento de Prótese Dentária. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia. PUCRS

Nikos Mardas, UCL - Eastman Dental Institute

Associate Professor Periodontology Unit, UCL - Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK

Nikolaos Donos, UCL - Eastman Dental Institute

DDS, MS, FHEA, FDSRCSEngl., PhD Head & Chair of Periodontology Director of Research Chair Department of Clinical Research Lead Oral Health Theme, Joint UCLH/UCL Comprehensive Biomedicine Centre Director of ECIC (Eastman Clinical Investigation Center) Consultant/Specialist in Periodontics UCL Eastman Dental Institute tel.: 0044(0)20 7915 1075

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Published

2011-02-16

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Literature Review

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