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How long does it take bone to regrow after tooth extraction? upper and lower jaw? thank

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

1mm per month: It takes approximately one month for the bone to fill in 1 mm. So if the diameter of the extracted tooth is 10 mm, it will take approximately 5 months (10/2, since the bone grows from all sides) for the extraction site to fill in.

Answered 7/13/2019

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