Figure 48. Dimensional ridge alterations: 4 weeks At 4 weeks after tooth extraction, the socket is filled with woven bone. Osteoclasts are present on the outer surfaces at the margin of the buccal and lingual walls, signaling resorption of cortical plates. The resorption of the bundle bone is almost complete. Osteoclasts also line the trabeculae of woven bone present in the central and latera...

Figure 47. Dimensional ridge alterations: 2 weeks At 2 weeks after tooth extraction, the apical and lateral parts of the socket are filled with woven bone, while the central and marginal portions of the socket are occupied by provisional connective tissue. On the inner and outer surfaces of the socket walls, numerous osteoclasts can be seen. In several areas of the socket wall, the bundle bon...

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...