[Treating tissue defects following tooth removal. Three case reports].

Following tooth removal, three dimensional hard- and soft-tissue loss take place. Spontaneous healing makes the defect more severe and results in collapsing tissues. Implant placement is not feasible. In the aestethic zone even fixed partial dentures will not deliver the expected result. Our aim was to demonstrate that only ridge preservation enables implant placement and also provides excellent aestetic result even at frontal areas. CBCT was made before and 6-8 months after ridge preservation. Vertical and socket area measurements were carried out and compared in pre-, and postoperative images. Implant placement was feasible in all three cases; furthermore favourable buccal bone (4.24 mm, 6.22 mm, 9.57 mm) and area growth (129%, 145%, 167%) were measured. Ridge preservation provides appropriate therapy for complete reconstruction of tissues after tooth removal. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(31): 1228-1234.