Post-extraction evaluation of sockets with one plate loss--a microtomographic and histological study.
Leandro B OsorioLuciane M de MenezesJamal H AssafAndré V SoaresMarcelo Leite da VeigaMaria B S StuaniPublished in: Clinical oral implants research (2014)
Long-term analysis showed that plate loss interfered in final ridge measurements by reducing the middle portion of the socket width compared to the intact plate sockets. The histological and micro-CT qualitative analysis showed that both sites presented similar pattern of healing, despite the reduced dimension found in plate loss sites.