Dental Residual Ridge and Bone Quiz

The diminishing quantity and quality of residual ridge after teeth are extracted

A chronic, progressive, and irreversible process with the rate being fastest in the first 6 months after extraction

The most prominent continuous surface of the residual ridge

The portion of the residual bone and its soft tissue covering that remains after the removal of teeth (correct)

Throughout life at a slower rate

In the first 6 months after extraction (correct)

After 2 weeks after extraction

Within the first week after extraction

The extraction socket is temporarily sealed by blood clotting

Epithelial tissues begin its proliferation and migration (correct)

Histologic evidence of active bone formation is seen

The cascade of inflammatory reactions is immediately activated

<p>The component of maxillary or mandibular bone that remains after the teeth are lost</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The most prominent continuous surface of the residual ridge, not necessarily coincident with the center of the ridge</p> Signup and view all the answers