Postextraction Alveolar Preservation and Use of the Crown of the Extracted Tooth as a Temporary Restoration

Figure 2

Extracted autologous clinical crown (a); filling of the alveolus with InterOss® (b); formation of the ovoid pontic in the cervical part of the clinical crown (c); adherence with conventional composite and orthodontic wire in the palatal sides of teeth #11 and #22 (d); the provisional restoration is left out of occlusion in intercuspid position (e).

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