Embodiments described herein are related to pellets that are placed within anextraction site that is in need of boneaugmentation and preservation. The pellets are typically cylindrical in shapeand comprise a material and a polymer coating. Thegoal of the pellets are to encourage sufficient new bone growth that jaw bonedeterioration is prevented. The pellets create, arrange,and assemble an ideal growth environment for new bone growth to rapidly growand preserve the original contours of an individualsjaw bone.
