“…15,18,29,99,[101][102][103]109 In several studies, teeth were extracted in advance, and oral mucosa was allowed to heal completely before resective surgery and reconstructive therapy. 4,26,105,106 Beside the diversity in animal models, study design as well as healing periods after reconstructive surgery (range: 4-48 weeks) were not uniform. The follow-up periods were related to differences in animal species; for example, dog (12-48 weeks), monkey (16-30 weeks), sheep (12-20 weeks), rabbit (12-16 weeks), goat (6-16 weeks), and minipigs (16 weeks).…”