Immediate Success by Bill Locante
When our patients break a tooth in the esthetic zone, it is obviously going to cause concern. Patients dont want to go without and tooth and they dont like to wear a flipper while waiting for their implant to integrate. Fortunately, we are often able to place either an immediate function implant or an immediate non-functional implant with a temporary. With either one of these options, our patients are thrilled to leave with a tooth in that missing space! I have been placing immediate function implants for many years now and have experienced excellent success. As you have heard me say many times, the key to success for any immediate placement of an implant is having adequate healthy bone. The presence of active infection is a contraindication for immediate implant placement. Sometimes, our attempts to save the tooth result in bone loss due to infection, requiring bone grafting and healing before an implant can be safely placed.
