Paul Rosen: Ridge preservation following tooth extraction. Have treatment protocols changed?

The trend today is to augment after a tooth is extracted to avoid significant loss of ridge volume and shape. Is there an indication for surgical technique and does the literature support this approach? This presentation will compare results from selected studies and systematic reviews comparing results from grafting versus non-grafting for ridge preservation and graft materials used. The potential technique of immediate implant placement will be presented and a look at which surface, implant vs. graft material, is more osteoconductive.

Dr. Paul Rosen maintains a full-time private practice in Yardley, Pennsylvania, limited to periodontics, surgical implant placements and regenerative therapy. He also has appointments as Clinical Professor of Periodontics at the University of Maryland Dental School and Clinical Professor of Periodontics and Dental Implantology at Temple University Dental School, US. Dr. Rosen is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and serves as an examiner. He has also devoted his time to a number of committees for the American Academy of Periodontology including chairing a task force that authored an article titled, Peri-Implant Mucositis and Peri-Implantitis: A Current Understanding of Their Diagno-ses and Clinical Implications which appeared in the Journal of Periodontology. He reviews for, and serves on, the editorial boards for a number of dental journals and has authored/coauthored a number of articles on periodontal regeneration, dental implants and interrelated orthodontic-periodontal care. He has lectured both nationally and internationally on the subjects of dental implants and regeneration for both teeth and dental implants. Dr. Rosen was the 2015 recipient of the American Academy of Periodontology’s prestigious Master Clinician Award.