Ridge preservation: the new buzzword in dentistry.

Abstract

The viability of Ridge Preservation as achieved by practicing Advanced Extraction Therapy (AET) and Replacement Therapy (R.T.), will impact the future practice of Dentistry. With the availability of clinically proven materials such as implants (titanium) and synthetic bone substitutes (Bioplant HTR), a practical solution exists to solve a very old clinical problem. Treatment modalities are available today making the atrophic jaw-bone a malady of the past. Imagine no more "dental cripples," and no more inadequate bone situations for implant placements. Ridge Preservation and Replacement Therapy should be practiced regularly: "when we take something out, we should put something back." Our practices will grow. Our patients will thank us.