Table 1 Semi-quantitative histologic scoring criteria for this study: evaluating extraction socket healing in tissue samples.
Score | Inflammation | Epithelization | Connective tissue | New bone formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | No inflammation | No epithelization | No connective tissue | No new bone formation |
1 | Minimal (presence of 1–20% inflammatory cells in socket area) | Epithelization in one third of surface | Minimal (presence of 1–20% connective tissue deposition in socket area) | Minimal (presence of 1–20% of new bone formation in socket area) |
2 | Moderate (presence of 21–40% inflammatory cells in socket area) | Epithelization in two thirds of surface | Moderate (presence of 21–40% connective tissue deposition in socket area) | Moderate (presence of 21–40% new bone formation in socket area) |
3 | Abundant (presence of > 40% inflammatory cells in socket area) | Complete epithelization | Abundant (presence of > 40% connective tissue in deposition socket area) | Abundant (presence of > 40% new bone formation in socket area) |
