The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to assess whether β-TCP (Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate) improves alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) in patients who need tooth extraction. The main question it aims to answer is whether using β-TCP for alveolar ridge preservation has a positive effect on bone volume compared with natural healing. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does β-TCP improve ridge preservation compared with natural healing? Researchers will compare β-TCP grafted sockets to natural healing sockets to see if β-TCP better preserves ridge volume. Participants will: Have a tooth indicated for extraction. Be assigned to either β-TCP or natural healing. Undergo CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) and intra-oral scanning after extraction and after six months of healing to measure horizontal and vertical resorption and bone density.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
After tooth extraction the socket will be grafted with Neocement Inject P® (Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate).
Clinica Dentária Egas Moniz
Caparica, Monte Da Caparica, Portugal
RECRUITINGChange in alveolar ridge volume after tooth extraction
Change in alveolar ridge volume after tooth extraction on sockets grafted with Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months
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