Radiographic and Histomorphometric Assessment for Alveolar Ridge Preservation Using Autogenous Tooth Graft From Extracted Tooth Combined With Simvastatin 1:1 Versus Autogenous Tooth Graft

Alveolar ridge resorption following tooth extraction is one of the greatest challenges in dentistry, especially for patients seeking dental implants. The alveolar ridge undergoes significant decrease in bone dimensions which will complicate the implant placement and thus necessitate additional grafting procedures to compensate the bone loss. Bone height decreases progressively by 25% during the first year after tooth loss, with a total of 4 mm of height lost during this first year post-extraction.

So various grafting materials such as Autogenous bone grafts, bone substitutes and allografts, are adopted to overcome this challenge and preserve the alveolar ridge. Autogenous grafts are always the gold standard and the benchmark of all graft types because of Its osteoinductive, osteoconductive, and osteogenic. However, secondary surgical sites, pain, high rates of donor site morbidity, and limited supply of graft material are the main disadvantages of autogenous graft.

Among these also, Autogenous tooth graft the promising solution due to its biocompatibility, osteogenic properties and nature compositions that mimics the structure and function of lost bone.

Autogenous tooth graft a type of autogenous grafting technique that utilizes the extracted tooth/teeth of the same individual for the preparation of the graft material. A relatively new and innovative bone graft material with all the advantages of autogenous bone owing to its very similar components to bone and can be very useful in a multitude of clinical situations.

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with badly broken, non-restorable, or periodontally hopeless non molar single rooted teeth.
• Age from 20-45 years old(6,13). No sex predilection.
• Medically free from any medical condition that would interfere with bone healing.
• Patients with status classification (ASA I & II) with adequate oral hygiene condition.
• Alveolar sockets free from any preexisting periapical pathology based on intraoral periapical or panoramic radiograph.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with any medical condition that contraindicated the procedure and general contraindications for Implant Surgery(6,13)
• Patients who are allergic to Simvastatin drug.(6)
• Presence of active infection around the tooth or remaining root.
• Psychological reasons that might affect the procedure or the subsequent follow up visits.
• Heavy smokers
• Immunosuppressed or Immunocompromised.(13)