- The socket after extraction of teeth usually heals with slight to moderate loss of bone.
- Such teeth when planned to be replaced with dental implants may require socket preservation by using bone graft materials.
- The bone graft material can be artificial or harvested from another site within the body.
- The bone graft improves the quality of bone and prevents loss of bone while healing is going on
- When the bone graft is placed immediately after the extraction of teeth, it is called as primary bone grafting.
