Minimally Invasive Alveolar Ridge Preservation Utilizing an In Situ Hardening β-Tricalcium Phosphate Bone Substitute: A Multicenter Case Series

• Main Authors: Minas D. Leventis (Author), Peter Fairbairn (Author), Ashish Kakar (Author), Angelos D. Leventis (Author), Vasileios Margaritis (Author), Walter Lückerath (Author), Robert A. Horowitz (Author), Bappanadu H. Rao (Author), Annette Lindner (Author), Heiner Nagursky (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ridge preservation measures, which include the filling of extraction sockets with bone substitutes, have been shown to reduce ridge resorption, while methods that do not require primary soft tissue closure minimize patient morbidity and decrease surgical time and cost. In a case series of 10 patient...