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Reactive soft tissue was left in the fresh sockets and 3 months later dental implants were placed in the same alveolar sites. Bone volumes were measured before extraction at 3 months and at 3 years and than compared

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Why is it important?

Three dimensional radiological examination confirmed no bone loss around dental implants both in maxilla and in mandible

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Better not remove reactive soft tissue from fresh sockets, it will help you in case dental implants are planned!

Dr Paolo Capparé
IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute University, Milan

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This page is a summary of: Bone-Level Changes Around Delayed Dental Implants in Previous Large Bone Defects Filled with Reactive Soft Tissue After Extraction: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study, The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, November 2016, Quintessence Publishing,
DOI: 10.11607/jomi.4739.
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