Timing of single implant placement and long-term observation of marginal bone levels.
CONCLUSION: The current literature indicates that immediate or early placement of single-tooth implants after tooth extraction may be a viable treatment with long-term survival rates and marginal bone level conditions matching those for implants placed conventionally in healed bone ridges.
PMID: 27314115 [PubMed - in process]
Source: European Journal of Oral Implantology - Category: Dentistry Authors: Schropp L, Wenzel A Tags: Eur J Oral Implantol Source Type: research