Socket seal

After tooth extraction, Ridge Preservation can compensate for volume loss due to unavoidable bone remodeling at the extraction site.^1,2 In most cases, this makes Guided Bone Regeneration at the time of implant placement unnecessary^.3

Covering an extraction socket with Geistlich Mucograft^® Seal can further improve soft-tissue parameters in extraction sockets with preserved buccal walls.³ The round collagen matrix provides an alternative to free gingival punch grafts. A case control study published in 2018 demonstrated that Geistlich Mucograft^® Seal causes less scar tissue than a free gingival punch graft.⁴

References:

1. Jung RE, et al.: J Clin Periodontol 2013; 40(1): 90-98. (clinical study)
2. Schropp L: Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2003; 23(4): 313-23. (clinical study)
3. Rasperini G, et al.: Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2010; 30(3): 265-73. (clinical study)
4. Fickl S, et al.: Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2018; 38: e1-7. (clinical study)