Surgical procedure
tooth
STERILE
The surgical procedure involved two extractions for each patient, separated by a two-week interval. The procedure was performed by an operator under aseptic conditions following standard surgical protocols. Local anesthesia was administered using 2% lignocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine, delivered by inferior alveolar nerve, lingual, and long buccal nerve block injections. The surgical incision was made using a No. 15 scalpel blade, and a mucoperiosteal flap was raised. Osteotomy was performed using round and fissured burs with sterile saline irrigation, and the tooth was extracted using an elevator or dental forceps. The socket was curetted, and the irregular bone borders of the alveolus were smoothed. Finally, the flap was repositioned and sutured using 3–0 silk.