Day 7: Provisional matrix & osteoclasts
Figure 25. Day 7: Provisional matrix & osteoclasts
After 1 week of healing, the wound in the extraction site has significantly changed. In the central and apical part of the socket, large areas of the coagulum have been replaced with a provisional connective tissue matrix, which is lightly stained in the histologic section. Regions of darker-staining granulation tissue can still be seen. This...