Author/Editor		Gluvič, Maja
Title		Celjenje kostnine čeljustnic po puljenju zob
Type		monografija
Place		Ljubljana
Publisher		Medicinska fakulteta
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 54
Language		slo
Abstract		BACKGROUND. After the extraction of a tooth, there remains a wound in a jaw and mucousa. A certain sequence of healing process in the alveolar socket leads to the final bone and mucous regeneration. The wound healing process ends approximately 60 days after the extraction. This condition presents the origin of further alveolar bone atrophy, which means the irreversible loss of alveolar bone, and it presents an important clinical consideration in definitive prosthetic treatment. AIM. The aim of this research was to evalua.te clinically and objectively (with evaluation of roentgenograms) bone healing two months after the tooth extraction. This evaluation of extraction wound is important for subsequent prosthetic treatment decision. The persistent alveolar-bone height and the density of the reformed bone are the factors which show the success of the healing process. HYPOTHESIS. Hypothesis of our research was that the alveolar socket healing process depends of the patient's age and the presence of neighboring teeth around alveolar socket and independent of sex. The cause of a tooth extraction has an influence on healing process, too. METHODS. For analysis the height of alveolar bone we used simple geometric analysis with the comparison of two roentgenograms. We used the first roentgenogram (before tooth extraction) for measurement and calculation of two-dimensional bone defect after simple tooth extraction following no complications. On the second roentgenogram, which shows the alveolar ridge two months after the tooth extraction, we measured actual height of reformed alveolar bone and compared it with the height of bone failure immediately after extraction of a tooth. The rate of healing process was expressed in percentage. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters).
Descriptors		TOOTH EXTRACTION WOUND HEALING ALVEOLAR PROCESS BONE REGENERATION IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED AGE FACTORS