Bone healing and soft tissue contour changes following single-tooth extraction: a clinical and radiographic 12-month prospective study.
Preservation of alveolar bone volume following tooth extraction facilitates subsequent placement of dental implants and leads to an improved esthetic and functional prosthodontic result. The aim of the present study was to assess bone formation in the alveolus and the contour changes of the alveolar process following tooth extraction. The tissue changes after removal of a premolar or molar in 46 patients were evaluated in a 12-month period by means of measurements on study casts, linear radiographic analyses, and subtraction radiography. The results demonstrated that major changes of an extraction site occurred during 1 year after tooth extraction.
Schropp
Lars
L
Department of Oral Radiology, University of Aarhus, Denmark. lschropp@odont.au.dk
Wenzel
Ann
A
Kostopoulos
Lambros
L
Karring
Thorkild
T
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000601:surgery; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology*; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003765:Models, Dental; D008963:Molar / Q000601:surgery; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology