The soft tissue healing at the entrance of the socket also follows a specific pattern
Day 1 of soft tissue healing: coagulum & inflammatory cells
author: Nikos Mardas | publisher: drg. Andreas Tjandra, Sp. Perio, FISID
The soft tissue healing at the entrance of the socket also follows a specific pattern: At day 1 after extraction, the marginal portion of the coagulum is covered with a layer of inflammatory cells, mainly neutrophils. After 3 days, small segments of the coagulum at the margins of the socket are replaced by a highly vascularized granulation tissue with an inflammatory cell infiltrate.
Serial posts:
- Day 1 of soft tissue healing: coagulum & inflammatory cells
- Day 3 of soft tissue healing: granulation tissue & inflammatory cells
- Day 4 - 14 of soft tissue healing: epithelial proliferation + connective tissue
- Day 21 - 30 of soft tissue healing: keratinized epithelium
- Day 60 - 180 of soft tissue healing: keratinized epithelium, cortical bone, & initial periosteum formation