After complete healing, the alveolar ridge appeared favorable for a flap-less implant placement approach. This can be a challenge to position the implant platform at the ideal level. If the implant is positioned too shallow, there will be insufficient room to create a proper emergence profile and crown form. If […]
In the last blog I presented a patient that had a non-restorable maxillary central incisor. She was treated with an immediate post-extraction implant placement and a custom provisional crown to immediately support the soft tissues. Unfortunately, we can not always provide this form of treatment to all patients. When should […]
How do you treat a non-restorable central incisor in your practice? If an implant is to be placed, should we perform the procedure as an immediate extraction socket placement or should we delay the implant placement? I am sure we have all had a patient like this walk into our […]
Now that the implant is placed, we have several options to consider for interim tooth replacement and/or soft tissue management. If the soft tissue form is favorable, then an attempt to maintain or support the supra-crestal gingival tissues during the period of osseointegration simplifies the restorative process. By simplifies, I […]
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