Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical effect of ridge preservation with xenograft materials in posterior sites. Methods From January 2012 to December 2014, 80 patients with posterior teeth planned to be extracted and replaced by implants in our hospital were enrolled. The patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group with 40 cases in each group. After minimally-invasive extraction surgery, the treatment group was preserved with Bio-Oss Collagen and Bio-Gide biofilm surface. The socket of the control group was left to heal spontaneously. The alveolar crest width and height, interdental papilla height, and width of buccal to lingua were calculated immediately after the tooth extraction and six months after surgery. And the implant diameter and length were recorded in the two groups. Results The alveolar crest height variation of the patients was (0.37 ± 0.96) mm in the treatment group and (-0.65 ± 1.32) mm in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t = -3.952, P = 0.000). The alveolar creast width variation was (-0.84 ± 0.91) mm in the treatment group which was significantly lower than (-2.13 ± 1.17) mm in the control group (t = -5.504, P = 0.000). The interdental papilla height variation was (-0.11 ± 0.23) mm in the treatment group and (-1.32 ± 0.76) mm in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t =
-10.124, P = 0.000). The faciolingual width variation was (-0.04 ± 0.23) mm in the treatment group and (-1.02 ± 0.78) mm in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t = -7.622, P = 0.000). In the treatment group, 16 patients (40.0%) had the implant diameter of 4.1 mm, and 24 (60.0%) patients had the implant diameter of 4.8 mm; while in the control group, 27 (67.5%) patients had the implant diameter of 4.1 mm, and 13 (32.5%) cases had the implant diameter of 4.8 mm, the differences were statistically significant (χ2 = 6.084, P = 0.014). In the treatment group, 4 patients (10.0%) had implant length of 8 mm, 25 (62.5%) patients had the implant length of 10 mm, 11 (27.5%) patients had the implant length of 12 mm; while in the control group, 18 patients (45.0%) had the implant length of 8 mm, 17 (42.5%) patients had the implant length of 10 mm, 5 (12.5%) patients had the implant length of 12 mm, the differences were statistically significant (χ2 = 12.683, P = 0.002). Conclusions Applying Bio-Oss Collagen and Bio-Gide biofilm to ridge preservation in posterior sites can result in less vertical and horizontal bone resorption of sockets following extraction, which is good for later dental planting operations.