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Careful management of extraction sockets after tooth extraction prevents unsightly bone loss and a better cosmetic outcome of tooth replacement. No longer are patients at San Jose implant and gum surgery by Top Best *8* San Jose Dentists Specialists Centers – Jonathan H. Kim, DDS, Inc. forced to live with traumatic extraction of the teeth that results in bone loss.

The “gold standard” today is that whenever teeth are extracted the empty space or socket is filled with the material to promote natural bone growth in our bodies. This will allow patients at San Jose implant and gum surgery by Top Best *8* San Jose Dentists Specialists Centers – Jonathan H. Kim, DDS, Inc. future implant consideration, more bone to retain dentures, or areas more easily cleaned under crown and bridgework.