SOCKET PRESERVATION WITH COLLAPLUGS: A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Tooth extraction whether traumatic or atraumatic, results in alveolar bone loss both in height and width. An average of 40-60% of original height and width is expected to be lost after extraction, most of which takes place within the first year. Socket Preservation is a procedure in which graft material or scaffold is placed in the socket of an extracted tooth at the time of extraction to preserve the alveolar ridge. In this case report, it is described how the socket of the upper molar teeth is preserved with collaplugs. PRF plugs also maintains the soft tissue contour of the ridge.