Management alveolar socket following dental extraction

After dental extraction and during socket healing, the epithelium migrates over the granulation tissue to cover the healing socket. This inflammatory tissue is recognized as a connective tissue by the epithelial cells, therefore, cellular migration occurs over its surface. Starting from the apical and lateral residual bony walls, the granulation tissue is rapidly remodeled to provisional matrix. Mineralizing processes occurred leading to the formation of woven bone that finally is replaced by mature lamellar bone. Different materials have been suggested to fill the alveolar socket following dental extraction. These materials should be biocompatible, non-carcinogenic and non-immungenic. Among them bone graft, that posses the classic osteoconductive property is widely accepted. Bone substitutes including allograft, xenograft, corticocancellous autograft, gelfom, collagenous membrane, absorbabale and nonabsorbable polymerized membranes, PRP, PRF,.. are being used. In the article different materials that are used to preserve the dental sockets and their applications will be explained.