• Ridge preservation is essential for long-term esthetic results and function.
• The socket repair procedure utilizes a flapless technique, leaving the soft tissue intact and preserving its natural architecture and vascularity, qualities important for esthetics and healing.
• Guided bone regeneration procedure is performed inside the socket by lining the defect with the bioabsorbable collagen membrane prior to injecting bone graftmaterial. This technique is designed to block fibrous encapsulation of the graft particles and to help stabilize the graftmaterial.
• An external extension of the membrane is folded over the graft site and sutured to the soft tissue to contain the graft and aid in stabilizing the clot* for healing.
• The exposed portion of themembrane will absorbmore rapidly than the fully-covered portion.
• Some minor loss of coronal graft particlesmay normally be expected until the soft tissue completely heals.

Suggested surgical components for this procedure:

1. Zimmer Socket Repair Membrane
2. Bone graftmaterial fromZimmer Dental (e.g. Puros Particulate)
3. 1cc open-bore syringe or sterile applicator to deliver the bone graft material
4. Tissue forceps
5. Scissors to trim membrane
   
6. 5-0 absorbable suture

Case study

Figure 1

Periapical pathology caused

loss of buccal plate of bone.

Figure 2

Membrane placed in socket.

Figure 3

Puros Particulate delivered

into socket.

Figure 4

Membrane sutured in place.

Figure 5

Excellent tissue healing at

two weeks.

Figure 6

Final esthetic result.