[Influencing Hard and Soft Tissue Changes Following Tooth Extraction]

Influencing Hard and Soft Tissue Changes Following Tooth Extraction Abstract. Influencing Hard and Soft Tissue Changes Following Tooth Extraction The loss of a tooth leads to the initiation of resorption processes and thus to the remodeling of the tissues of the alveolar process. At the hard tissue level, this resorption mainly affects the bundle bone at the buccal side of the extracted tooth and occurs most rapidly in the first weeks and months after extraction. Tissue changes occur not only at the level of the hard tissue (bone), but also at the level of the soft tissue. These changes lead to a significant loss of volume, especially at the buccal area of the alveolar ridge. They are responsible for a volume loss of the alveolar ridge contour of up to 50 %.