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After tooth extraction, alveolar ridge exhibits three-dimension remodeling during natural healing, which shows the buccolingual reduction in bone thickness (average -3.87mm, 95% CI: -4.059 to -3.673mm) in the ridge, and vertical mid-buccal resorption in bone height (average -1.67mm, 95% CI: -1.910 to -1.428mm) [1].
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