What Is Dental Socket Preservation?
After a tooth extraction, the bone in the socket can begin to shrink, which may make future implant placement more difficult. Shoals Oral & Facial Surgery in Sheffield and Florence, AL, offers dental socket preservation to prevent this. The procedure involves filling the socket with graft material, preserving the natural shape of your jawbone. This ensures that when you're ready for a dental implant, your jaw remains strong and healthy, setting the foundation for a successful and lasting result. If you're ready to preserve the strength and health of your jaw for future dental implants, contact us today to learn more about dental socket preservation. We're here to help you maintain a solid foundation for your smile.
How Do You Perform Socket Preservation?
Socket preservation is usually performed immediately after a tooth extraction to prevent any potential complications. After removing the team, your surgeon at Shoals Oral & Facial Surgery will clean the socket to remove debris and infection. They will then place bone graft material into the empty space. This graft, made from synthetic or natural bone, preserves the shape of the jawbone and prevents it from shrinking. They may cover the graft with a protective membrane to secure it and promote healing. Over time, the bone graft integrates with the surrounding bone, preparing the socket for a future dental implant.
What Are the Benefits of Socket Preservation?
Socket preservation is one of the most effective and convenient ways to prevent bone loss after a tooth extraction, laying the foundation for a future dental implant to restore your smile. Some of the benefits of dental socket preservation at Shoals Oral & Facial Surgery include:
- Prevents bone loss
- Supports future implants
- Maintains jaw shape
- Promotes faster healing
- Reduces the need for future grafting
Oral and Facial Surgery of the Shoals Reviews
Great well mannered & very passionate about there job 💯 dr mcliwain is the absolute best🥰
Dr. Morris and his staff was so nice to my husband and I appreciate the great care. I have to mention Erin was an absolute sweetheart.
Great service everyone was very friendly and they cared about my needs
as excellent an experience as having a tooth pulled could be! everyone was very nice, including the consult nurse and office people, and dr. frederick is very skilled and kind and explained each step before he did it, which i appreciate. i was locally numbed only and experienced NO pain and have no after effects today, one day post procedure. i am only taking ibuprophen and don't think i need even that, since i have had no pain or swelling, even this am after sleeping all night with no meds. these people know what they are doing!
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Keep Your Smile Strong with Dental Socket Preservation
If you're considering dental socket preservation or have been told you need to have a tooth extracted, reach out to Shoals Oral & Facial Surgery in Sheffield and Florence, AL to learn more about how this procedure can benefit your long-term oral health. By preserving the natural structure of your jawbone, socket preservation ensures a smoother, more successful transition to future dental implants. Our team is dedicated to helping you maintain a healthy, strong smile, so don't hesitate to contact us and take the first step toward a better, lasting solution for your smile.