%0 Journal Article %T Does Defect Configuration Affect the Outcomes of Alveolar Ridge Preservation? An Experimental in Vivo Study %A Junji Tagami %A Dinh Tran Ngoc Huy %A Yi Ching Lin %J Annals of Orthodontics and Periodontics Specialty %@ 3062-3405 %D 2023 %V 3 %N 1 %R 10.51847/AZjScICh4V %P 122-136 %X The purpose of this study was to compare the bone healing potential of 1-, 2-, and 3-wall defects following alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) treatment, as well as to evaluate the efficacy of ARP as a treatment option for destructive sites. Three groups, characterized by 1-, 2-, and 3-wall defects, were randomly assigned to the maxillary second, third, and fourth premolars in each of 8 beagle dogs. Each defect was created at either the mesial or distal root site of the tooth, which was hemi-sectioned and extracted. The contralateral root was preserved to superimpose with the experimental site for histomorphometric analysis. For each site, either spontaneous healing (SH; control) or ARP (test intervention) was randomly applied. Each group was divided in half and underwent a healing period of either 4 or 12 weeks. The Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used for histomorphometric analyses. Statistical significance was set at P %U https://aopsj.com/article/does-defect-configuration-affect-the-outcomes-of-alveolar-ridge-preservation-an-experimental-in-viv-kysanfhs7m8uwuv