Title

Socket preservation and its impact on final prosthetic outcomes

Authors

Sidharth Shrikant Joshi¹, Himanshi Kalra², Gomati Dhande³, R Deepak^4,*, Prateek Tripathy⁵ & Arup Ratan Das⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Periodontology, Yogita Dental College and Hospital, Khed, Ratnagiri, India; ²Department of Prosthodontics, Geetanjali Dental College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India; ³Department of Dentistry, Shri Jawahir Hospital, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India; ⁴Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College and Hospital, Salem, India; ⁵Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Hi-Tech Dental College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sidharth Shrikant Joshi - E-mail: sidharthjsh@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9980026284
Himanshi Kalra - E-mail: himanshikalra70@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8248827833
Gomati Dhande - E-mail: gomatichandigarh@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9072562744
R Deepak - E-mail: drdeepakr@vmsdc.edu.in; Phone: +91 9944273163
Prateek Tripathy - E-mail: prk.tripathy55@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9438139861
Arup Ratan Das - E-mail: arupratan95@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7008432172

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received March 1, 2026; Revised March 31, 2026; Accepted March 31, 2026, Published March 31, 2026

Abstract

Post-extraction alveolar bone resorption remains a significant clinical challenge, often compromising implant placement and aesthetic outcomes. Hence, fifty patients undergoing tooth extraction were equally divided into two groups: one group received socket preservation using bone grafts and membranes, while the other underwent conventional healing. Clinical, radiographic, and prosthetic parameters were evaluated over an 18-month period. The socket preservation group demonstrated fewer post-operative complications, along with significantly improved aesthetic scores and higher patient satisfaction. Thus, we show the importance of bone grafting procedures in enhancing clinical efficiency, prosthetic outcomes, predictability and aesthetics following tooth extraction.

Keywords

Socket preservation, alveolar ridge preservation, prosthetic outcomes, bone graft, dental implant feasibility, ridge resorption, esthetic rehabilitation, interdisciplinary dentistry, oral surgery, prosthodontics

Citation

Jothi et al. Bioinformation 22(3): 1860-1864 (2026)

Edited by

Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.