Immediate Implant Placement in Anterior Maxilla

Esthetic outcomes following immediate and early implant placement in the anterior maxilla--a systematic review.

PURPOSE The objectives of this systematic review are (1) to quantitatively estimate the esthetic outcomes of implants placed in postextraction sites, and (2) to evaluate the influence of simultaneous bone augmentation procedures on these outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Electronic and manual searches of the dental literature were performed to collect information on esthetic outcomes based on o...

Immediate Implant Placement in the Anterior Maxilla with Customized Impression Coping: A Clinical Case Presentation

Implant placement in the anterior maxilla remains a challenge to even the most experienced clinician. Immediate implant placement is a risky procedure in itself and only successful in limited cases. To combine these modalities is expected to have a variety of complications and possible negative outcome. Due to the pressure of patients’ lifestyles and time constricting careers, there is an incre...

Lateral Alveolar Ridge Expansion in the Anterior Maxilla Using Piezoelectric Surgery for Immediate Implant Placement.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the ridge-splitting technique in the anterior maxilla, using piezoelectric surgery for immediate implant placement. Study outcomes were compared with those of implant placement in the same patients using the conventional drilling technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten patients received a total of 22 implants in the anterior maxil...

Dental Implant Placement in Inadequate Posterior Maxilla

Immediate implant placement - a review

The practice of immediate implant placement is gaining momentum in clinical practice and can be a very rewarding way to deliver implant therapy to patients. Appropriate patient selection and an understanding of newly developed techniques and protocols are needed to ensure that the high rates of success seen with conventional implant therapy hold true for implants placed immediately. While gaini...