After a tooth is removed how is it that the hole left gets completely filled over time?

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I understand how the wound would heal but how does the body know to fill in the entire hole left by the tooth removal? That space didn’t have any gums before, since a tooth was there but it all gets filled.

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The dentist or oral surgeon will stuff the hole with gauze to keep stuff out.

Losing teeth is a somewhat natural occurence and the body has evolved to grow the gums over to seal the hole.

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