The Use of Dental Pulp Tissue as an Autogenous Graft for Ridge Augmentation

The Use of Dental Pulp Tissue as an Autogenous Graft for Ridge Augmentation

The purpose of this study is to examine and compare the effects of autogenous dental pulp tissue on bone formation in the extraction sockets as compared to commonly used particulate bone graft. The effects on bone formation will be examined using a wide variety of assays.

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification System ASA 1 (A normal healthy patient) or ASA 2 (A patient with mild systemic disease)
• never smoker
• patients with planned tooth extraction
• intact extraction sockets
• no medication or antibiotics intake for at least 6 months prior to the procedure
• patients who gave their consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• vulnerable subjects (children, pregnant and lactating women, patients with learning disabilities, and prisoners)
• inability to obtain pulp tissue (for example, due to previous endodontic therapy, obliterated pulp canals)