[Radiodensitometric studies on bone structure following tooth extractions]

Radiographs of the human mandible, accurately showing the same location, are made at different times after extraction of lateral teeth and examined with regard to changes in the bone structure during wound healing. The radiograms are evaluated by densography and the photometric graphs thus obtained are evaluated by computer. Compared with histological findings known so far, these examinations furnish information on time and location of resorption and production of bone after dental extractions. The first findings are quantitatively presented.