Immediate Implant Placement- A Rapid Therapy

Alveolar bone changes following tooth extraction can compromise prosthodontic rehabilitation. Alveolar ridge preservation has been proposed to limit these changes and improve prosthodontic and aesthetic outcomes when implants are used. Immediate implant treatment has always been an appealing concept for patients as it has the potential to instantly re-establish function and aesthetics and prevent bone resorption. The placement of implant immediately after tooth extraction has become a common clinical therapeutic approach, alternative to a staged surgical protocol. The reduction in the number of surgeries needed and the advantage of a shorter time to rehabilitate function and aesthetic has provided an impetus to studies on this surgical approach.