HYDROXYAPATITE AND BETA-TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE IN THE SOCKET PRESERVATION: PRESENTATION OF CLINICAL CASES

M. Di Girolamo¹, D. Mazza², S. Volpe³, G. Stelitano³, L. Volpe⁴, F. Cecchetti²

¹Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy;
²Department of Social Dentistry and Gnathological Rehabilitation University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy;
³Private Practice, Roma;
⁴Universidad Europea de Valencia Grado en Odontologia, Valencia, Spain

Correspondence to:
Michele Di Girolamo, DDS
Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine,
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”,
Rome, Italy
e-mail: micheledigirolamo@tiscalinet.it

Received:  04 June  2023 Accepted: 20 July 2023

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ABSTRACT

The reduction in alveolar bone volume is a direct consequence of tooth loss. Hard and soft tissue remodelling is part of the normal physiological healing process of the residual edentulous ridge. This remodelling negatively affects the size of the ridge in the buccolingual and apicocoronal aspects. Ridge atrophy after tooth loss has been show to follow specific patterns. In the Maxilla, the alveolar buccal wall tends to reabsorb more rapidly after tooth extraction. The ridge is gradually represented by the palatal wall (centripetal resorption). The purpose of this article is to describe two clinical cases of preservation of the alveolar ridge with the use of a biomaterial and a membrane.

KEYWORDS: bone, alveolus, ridge, tooth, regeneration