Study on Bone Changes After Tooth Extraction and Ridge Preservation in Adults

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to understand how the immediate changes in the width of the tooth socket after extraction affect the bone ridge width and height four months later following alveolar ridge preservation. The study focuses on adult patients scheduled for tooth extraction with bone graft placement, investigating whether the socket expands or stays the same width immediately after extraction and how this relates to bone healing outcomes. Patients from the Graduate Periodontics Clinic at Marquette University School of Dentistry will be recruited for this observational study. Participants will undergo a single tooth extraction followed by alveolar ridge preservation using bone graft and a resorbable membrane. The study observes four groups based on tooth type molar or non-molar and whether the socket width expands immediately after extraction or remains unchanged. Measurements of ridge width and height, gingival thickness and width, and bone thickness will be recorded before extraction, immediately after, and at four months post-extraction. Other factors such as tooth mobility, root characteristics, extraction duration, and operator experience will also be documented. Throughout the study, participants will have several assessments including clinical measurements before and after extraction and at a four-month follow-up. Researchers will collect data on buccolingual ridge width and ridge height at three time points, gingival dimensions, and other clinical parameters. This information will help determine how immediate post-extraction socket conditions influence bone dimensional changes during healing. The total participation spans from initial consent through the four-month follow-up after alveolar ridge preservation.

Determinants of Bone Dimensional Changes After Extraction and Alveolar Ridge Preservation