Immediate Placement of Implants into Fresh Extraction Sockets. Separating Fact From Fiction

Presentation Synopsis

Immediate placement of implants into extraction sockets is an exciting treatment alternative for our patients.  However, there are many potential short and particularly long-term risks which the practitioner must be fully aware of.  Focus: the potential problems and benefits both clinically and biologically when the choice of immediate socket placement is made for single and multiple sites.  This is an evidence-based objective presentation about the best and simplest way to treat these types of cases.

Learning Objectives

• Identify what type of healing takes place against the implant in immediate socket placement
• Know how to minimize recession with immediate provisionalization
• Know the proper crown contour for immediate provisionals
• Know if the gap distance really matters
• Know if primary closure should be attempted or should it be left open?
• Know if membranes should be utilized?
• Know what type of graft material, if any, should be utilized?
• Identify what are the potential short- and long-term risks involved with immediate placement of implants.