The width of the alveolar ridge in single-rooted teeth will be decreased approximately by 50%
Decrease in ridge width
author: Nikos Mardas | publisher: drg. Andreas Tjandra, Sp. Perio, FISID
On the contrary, the width of the alveolar ridge in single-rooted teeth will be decreased approximately by 50%, and two-thirds of this reduction will occur within the first 3 months after tooth extraction.
Serial posts:
- Ridge alterations following tooth extraction
- Reduction in alveolar ridge characterizes alveolar atrophy
- Factors influence tissue atrophy
- Decrease in ridge height
- Decrease in ridge width
- Dimensional change in alveolar bone
- Mean width reduction
- Mean height reduction
- Radiographic height reduction
- Ridge alterations: 1 week
- Ridge alterations: 2 week
- Ridge alterations: 4 week
- Ridge alterations: 8 week
- Buccal wall
- Factors influencing post-extraction ridge atrophy