Alveolar ridge defects in the maxillary anterior portion resulted from extraction clue to mainly chronic periodontitis or trauma have required either removable restorations(to replace the tremendous amount of soft tissue loss) or modification of the p...
Alveolar ridge defects in the maxillary anterior portion resulted from extraction clue to mainly chronic periodontitis or trauma have required either removable restorations(to replace the tremendous amount of soft tissue loss) or modification of the pontic design. Both solutions leave a compromised esthetic result. Therefore, to achieve dental restoration in these cases, augmentation of the alveolar ridge must be performed. Altermatively, methods, that assure the preservation of the ridge following tooth extraction could prevent the need for alveolar augmentation.
We present a clinical case treated with alveolar ridge preservation using guided bone regeneration technique following extraction of maxillary anterior tooth.