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Extraction site preservation is a procedure designed to reduce the bone loss or resorption that follows the extraction of teeth. Its purpose is to maintain the integrity, volume and natural contours of the alveolar bone that surrounds and supports the teeth to facilitate the successful restoration of the area with a dental implant or the placement of another type of prosthesis.
After the removal of a tooth, the dentist places bone grafting material, which serves as a scaffold for bone growth, and/or a membrane containing elements that promote bone regeneration in the tooth socket to both facilitate optimal healing and encourage new bone development in the area.
