Affiliations: Research Center of Biocompatibility and Tissue Engineering, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Alessandria, Novara, Vercelli, Italy | Odontostomatologic Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Alessandria, Novara, Vercelli, Italy | Odontostomatologic Surgery, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Maurizio Sabbatini, Research Center of Biocompatibility and Tissue Engineering, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, via Solaroli, 17, 28100 Novara, Italy. Tel.: +39 0321 660558; Fax: +39 0321 660632; E-mail: maurizio.sabbatini@med.unipmn.it.
Abstract: Tooth extraction usually involves alveolar bone loss and reduction in height and width of the remaining alveolar socket, owing to the physiological bone resorption. This occurrence may perform an inadequate bone profile, that make difficult orthodontic applications, compromising the functional and aesthetic restoration of dental implants. The present review will provide an update on the biological and clinical profile of materials currently in use and those under investigation, in the recovering of bone margins of edentulous sockets.
