> Oh, really? I had heard that the bone would take that long to "heal", but I
> thought that the soft tissue would close up to where the extraction site
> looks normal from the outside much faster than that.
>
> Thanks,
> Marcus
There is really no simple answer to how long before the divet in the
soft tissue closes up. It depends upon whether the extraction was
sutured, how much tissue trauma was suffered during the extraction,
whether there was loss of the bony wall of the socket. It can take
months. However, a year later it is rare to have any residual sign of
the extraction.
Steve

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W_B - 24 Oct 2005 18:30 GMT
>> Oh, really? I had heard that the bone would take that long to "heal", but I
>> thought that the soft tissue would close up to where the extraction site
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>Steve
Divot.
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Mark & Steven Bornfeld - 24 Oct 2005 19:33 GMT
> Divot.
Good dental term, in any case.
Steve
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> W_B
> Take out the G'RBAGE
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W_B - 24 Oct 2005 19:46 GMT
>> Divot.
>
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>> W_B
Works well for golf, so I hear.
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Marcus - 26 Oct 2005 05:54 GMT
>> There is really no simple answer to how long before the divet in the
>>soft tissue closes up. It depends upon whether the extraction was
>>sutured, how much tissue trauma was suffered during the extraction,
>>whether there was loss of the bony wall of the socket. It can take
>>months. However, a year later it is rare to have any residual sign of
>>the extraction.
Thank you, much appreciated.
Marcus