Professor and Head of the Department Oral and Maxillofacial Durgery Department, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Pallikaranai, Chennai
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Vijay Ebenezer, Professor and Head of the Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Pallikaranai, Chennai-100 Phone: 9840136328
Online published on 4 April, 2020.
Loss of tooth causes more of a psychological trauma to the patient tha n functional loss, particularly if the tooth loss is in the aesthetic segment. Traditional protocols suggested a consolidation period of 3–4 months before placing dental implants. Immediate implant placement, defined as the placement of dental implant immediately into fresh extraction socket site after tooth extraction, has been considered a predictable and acceptable procedure
Dental Implants, Functional loss, Immediate implant, osseoprogenitor, cortico-cancellous, coagulum
