Dental implants · Extraction day
Socket Preservation
A graft placed the moment your tooth comes out keeps the jawbone your future implant needs. Dr. Maxim Godko does the extraction and the graft, typically in one visit.
- 800+ five-star reviews
- Grafted during the extraction
- $1 consultation with 3D CT scan
- No outside oral surgeon
800+ five-star reviews · 8-Time Top Doctor
Socket preservation at Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics
Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics performs socket preservation in-house: Dr. Maxim Godko removes your tooth and grafts the socket, typically in the same visit, keeping the jawbone your future dental implant needs, with no referral to an outside oral surgeon. Your plan is set before the extraction. $1 implant consultation with 3D CT scan.
- Timing
- During the extraction
- Purpose
- Keep bone for an implant
- Your implant
- At a later visit
- Performed by
- Dr. Godko, in-house
Extraction, graft, implant
Your Extraction, Socket Graft and Future Implant: One Doctor, One Plan
Elsewhere, one office pulls the tooth, an outside oral surgeon grafts the socket, and another office places the implant. At Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics, Dr. Maxim Godko does all three.
The referral loop
- One office removes the tooth
- A surgeon grafts the socket, or nobody does
- Another office places the implant
At Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics
- Extraction and socket graft by Dr. Godko, typically the same visit
- PRF from your own blood when your case calls for it
- Your implant placed here when the bone is ready
One plan from extraction day to your new tooth, at either office.
Schedule AppointmentOne extraction, two outcomes
What Happens to the Bone If the Socket Isn’t Grafted?
Pick a path, then step through the healing.
With a graft in the socket, the bone that held your tooth is largely kept for your future implant.
The basics
What Is Socket Preservation?
Socket preservation, also called alveolar ridge preservation, is a bone graft placed in the empty socket right after a tooth is removed and covered so it heals undisturbed. The graft holds the space, keeps the ridge from collapsing and acts as a scaffold your body replaces with new bone, ready for a dental implant.
Chewing through a tooth root is what keeps the bone around it alive, and the loss after an extraction is fastest in the first months. That is why the graft goes in the moment the tooth comes out, and why it matters most for front teeth, where the gum line shows.
What a socket graft protects
Bone for your implant
Keeps the height and width an implant needs to sit fully in solid bone.
Your gum line
Helps prevent the sunken dip that can form where a tooth was removed.
Neighboring teeth
Keeps the bone that supports the teeth on either side of the gap.
Facial support
A full ridge keeps supporting your lips and cheeks.
Fewer grafts later
Preserving bone now can spare you a larger graft before your implant.
Every replacement option
An implant, a bridge or a denture all fit best on a full, even ridge.
Extraction day
How Socket Preservation Is Done
The extraction and the graft typically happen in one visit; your implant follows later. The American Dental Association’s guide to tooth extractions covers what to expect when a tooth comes out.
| Step | When | Done by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your plan An exam and 3D scan settle your replacement options and whether to graft. |
Before | Dr. Godko |
| 2 | Numbing first Local anesthesia before anything begins, with sedation if you want it. |
Extraction day | Dr. Godko |
| 3 | Careful extraction The tooth comes out and the socket is cleaned. |
Extraction day | Dr. Godko |
| 4 | Graft and cover the socket Graft material fills the socket, with PRF from your own blood when your case calls for it, and the site is covered to heal undisturbed. |
Typically same visit | Dr. Godko |
| 5 | Your implant Placed in the bone that was saved for it. |
After healing | Dr. Godko |
Cost first
Settled before the tooth comes out
Your replacement plan, whether to graft and what it costs are set at your $1 consultation.
Nothing is ever scheduled until you decide.
Before & after
From extraction to implant, before and after
Single implant after the socket healed
The gap where a tooth was lost, then an implant and a crown matched to the teeth around it.
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Anticipated results. Individual results may vary.
Meet your dentist
One doctor from extraction day to your implant
Dr. Maxim Godko, an 8-Time Top Doctor and NYU College of Dentistry graduate, removes the tooth, grafts the socket and places the implant himself, at both offices. Deluxe offers periodontal, endodontic, prosthodontic and oral surgery services under one roof, and the team speaks English, Ukrainian and Russian.
8×
8-Time Top Doctor
IV
Sedation given by Dr. Godko
NYU
College of Dentistry graduate
Payment options
How much does socket preservation cost?
Insurance, 0% financing through Cherry and our in-house membership plans. You see your options and costs before treatment starts.
Insurance
PPO plans and most carriers
We accept PPO plans and most carriers, including CIGNA, MetLife, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Delta Dental and GEHA Connection Dental. No Medicaid, DMO or HMO plans accepted.We work with your insurance to ensure you receive the maximum benefit.
Financing
0% financing with Cherry
- 0% financing through Cherry
- Many patients qualify for 0% interest plans if paid on time.
No insurance?
In-house membership plans
One yearly fee for preventive care, with discounts on other treatment and no deductibles, maximums or waiting periods.
See the plans and termsNervous about the extraction?
Local anesthesia is typical. If you prefer, Dr. Godko offers nitrous oxide, oral sedation or IV sedation, and he gives each one himself.
8-Time Top Doctor. 800+ Five-Star Reviews.
“Yesterday I returned for my second dental implant, which was a complicated operation, for it involved removal of a decayed tooth. I am recovering quickly due to the care and excellent attention to my needs.”
“Just got home from a tooth extraction. All I can say is that these guys were great. Very gentle while at the same time very thorough with the numbing solution.”
“Today I had the pleasure of having Dr. Godko perform my dental implant procedure, and I couldn’t be more satisfied with the experience. From the initial consultation to the final follow-up, Dr. Godko demonstrated exceptional professionalism, expertise, and care.”
“I love this place because they are able to help in all my dental needs up to and including oral surgery right in the office.”
“Very skilled and I had an extraction done with no pain during the procedure. Highly recommended.”
“My experience was phenomenal! Very professional and the extraction of a tooth no pain.”
“Dr. Godko takes time to listen to your concerns and explains what needs to be done and why. Dr Godko has a calming way and a very gentle touch.”
“I was terrified of the dentist they made my experience very good I thank God I found this dentist and I will definitely be returning”
FAQ
Socket preservation questions, answered
Right after your tooth is removed, graft material is placed in the empty socket and covered so it heals undisturbed. The graft keeps the bone and gum around the socket in place, so a dental implant can go there later.
Pain, infection, advanced decay, gum disease or a fracture below the gum line. The bone that held the tooth is often already damaged by the same problem, which is one more reason to graft the socket the moment the tooth is out.
Not every extraction needs one. A socket graft is recommended when you want to keep the option of a dental implant, when the bone around the tooth is already thin or damaged, and for front teeth, where the gum line shapes your smile. Your exam and 3D scan show whether yours does.
The empty socket heals on its own, and the ridge around it loses width and height within months. That can leave a sunken spot in your gum line, less support for the neighboring teeth and too little bone for an implant, which may then need a larger graft first.
Socket preservation is for an implant placed later, once the graft has healed. When your bone allows it, same-day implants are a separate path: the tooth comes out and the implant typically goes in at the same visit, and you leave with your new teeth the same day. Dr. Godko tells you which path fits your tooth.
Generally a few months. The gum closes over the site within a few weeks, and the graft needs about three to six months to turn into solid bone. Dr. Godko confirms the bone is ready before your implant is scheduled, and if it needs more time, he waits.
The extraction and graft are typically done with local anesthesia, which numbs the area before anything begins, and sedation is available if you prefer it. Afterward, expect soreness and some swelling similar to a regular extraction, and you are typically back to normal activities within a few days.
No. Oral surgery is an in-house service line at Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics. Dr. Maxim Godko removes the tooth, grafts the socket and later places your implant himself.
The cost is in your personalized treatment plan from your $1 consultation, before the tooth comes out. When the socket has healed, a single implant is starting at $3,199, which includes the implant, the abutment and the crown. 0% financing through Cherry is available, and so are our in-house membership plans.
We accept PPO plans and most carriers, including CIGNA, MetLife, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Delta Dental and GEHA Connection Dental. No Medicaid, DMO or HMO plans accepted. We work with your insurance to ensure you receive the maximum benefit.
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Two offices, identical services
Lawrenceville, NJ & Skillman, NJ
Every procedure is available at both offices, so pick whichever is easier, near home or near work.
Every procedure offered
Deluxe Dentistry & EstheticsLawrenceville, NJ
100 Federal City Rd, Suite 104BLawrenceville, NJ08648
Mon 9 am–5:30 pm · Tue 9 am–5 pm · Wed 9:30 am–7 pm · Thu 9 am–7 pm · Fri 9 am–5 pm · Sat 9 am–2 pm
Every procedure offered
Deluxe Dentistry & EstheticsSkillman, NJ
40 Nevius Blvd, Suite 150Skillman, NJ08558
Mon–Thu 9 am–6 pm · Fri 9 am–5 pm
New patients always welcome
Protect your implant options before the tooth comes out
Book a $1 consultation with a 3D CT scan and see your plan before the extraction.
Deluxe Dentistry & Esthetics, with offices located in Lawrenceville, NJ, located in Mercer County, NJ, proudly serving the towns ofLawrence Township, Hamilton, Princeton, West Windsor, Trenton, Ewing, Hightstown, Pennington, Hopewell Township, Hopewell, East Windsor, Robbinsville, NJ, as well as our Skillman, NJ location, located in Somerset County, NJ, proudly serving the towns ofBound Brook, Somerville, Bedminster, Bernards Township, Hillsborough, Green Brook, Bernardsville, South Bound Brook, Montgomery, Rocky Hill, Raritan, Peapack-Gladstone, Bridgewater, Franklin Township, Branchburg, Watchung, North Plainfield, Millstone, Manville, Warren, Far Hills, NJ.
Schedule your appointment online, or call our Lawrenceville, NJ office at (609) 400-1393 or our Skillman, NJ office at (609) 303-2005.
