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Volume 23 , Issue 4
July/August 2003
Pages 313–323

Bone Healing and Soft Tissue Contour Changes Following Single-Tooth Extraction: A Clinical and Radiographic 12-Month Prospective Study

Lars Schropp, DDS/Ann Wenzel, DDS, PhD, Dr Odont/Lambros Kostopoulos, MS, DDS, PhD/Thorkild Karring, DDS, Dr Odont

PMID: 12956475
DOI: 10.11607/prd.00.0536

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. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2003;23:313–323.)

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