Ridge Preservation Compared With Spontaneous Healing in Extraction Sockets With Buccal Dehiscence: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of ridge preservation compared to spontaneous healing in extraction sockets with defects.
• Conducted a randomized clinical trial
• Compared alveolar ridge preservation using a bone allograft and collagen membrane to spontaneous healing
• Measured hard and soft tissue dimensional changes after treatment
• Ridge preservation significantly limited changes in tissue dimensions
• Promoted buccal bone gain compared to spontaneous healing
• Reduced need for additional bone grafting despite higher short-term morbidity

Abstract