Preserve your smile with socket preservation. This essential procedure helps prevent bone loss and enhances your chances for successful implants or dentures.
Socket preservation is crucial after tooth extraction to prevent bone loss and maintain the shape of your jaw. By filling the socket with bone or a bone substitute, we encourage your body’s natural healing process. This procedure ensures your gums and facial structure stay intact, improving the success rate of future restorative work like dental implants, bridges, or dentures. Socket preservation is especially important when replacing front teeth, where aesthetics and function are critical.
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After removing the tooth, the surgeon fills the empty socket with bone or a bone substitute. The site is then covered with gum tissue or a membrane, allowing the body to rebuild the bone naturally over time and stabilize the socket. Socket preservation is particularly beneficial for patients considering dental implants, as it creates a stable foundation for future implant placement.
Socket preservation is not always necessary, but it can be highly beneficial, especially if you plan to replace the extracted tooth with a dental implant. When a tooth is removed, the surrounding bone can begin to shrink, which may compromise the structure of the jaw and make it challenging to place an implant later on.
Even if you’re not considering an implant right away, preserving the socket can help keep your options open for tooth replacement down the line.
Healing typically takes several months, though initial recovery happens within a few weeks. The bone gradually forms and strengthens, preparing the site for future dental work.
Socket preservation is generally not very painful. You may experience mild discomfort after the procedure, similar to a regular tooth extraction. Over-the-counter pain relievers or prescribed medication can easily manage any discomfort. Most patients find the recovery to be manageable and improve quickly within a few days.
Socket preservation is often performed immediately after a tooth extraction to maintain bone structure and prepare the area for future restorations.
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By preserving bone after an extraction, socket preservation helps create a stable foundation for dental implants, supporting long-term implant success.
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Palos Heights, IL 60463
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