Using a sticky bone for gbr and socket preservation

The loss of the tooth causes the resorption of the alveolar bone. The consequence is the change of the morphology of the alveolar ridge. Bone regeneration is a natural process where your body creates new bone tissue. In dentistry, we harness this process to restore lost bone volume in your jaw. Guided bone regeneration (GBR) and autologous bone graft are the most common techniques for alveolar bone augmentation. Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is a healing biomaterial having potential for bone and soft-tissue regeneration without inflammation. It can be used alone or along with bone graft. Compressed PRF membrane acts as a barrier membrane. The aim of this study was to evaluate the amount of bone gained following horizontal ridge augmentation procedure and socket preservation by using Sticky bone and PRF membrane. Bone graft regeneration and socket preservation was performed on a 54-year-old after a difficult extraction of the upper right lateral incisor, which resulted in a bone defect and she wanted to correct it. The bone that was planned to be applied was previously prepared as adhesive bone using the previously prepared PRF, and covered with PRF membrane, that served as a barrier to protect the migration of soft tissue elements into the bone tissue and to obtain bone healing of the wound. GBR by sticky bone which is obtained by mixing iPRF and bone graft together supported by PRF membrane is an efficient method for guided bone regeneration and socket preservation after tooth extraction. This method achieves a satisfactory width and height of the alveolar ridge.