Young ITI Lounge: Timing of implant placement (immediate vs. delayed)—practical considerations
Dynamic physiological and physical changes that occur after a tooth extraction during the healing phase may affect the decision of when is the optimum time to place an implant. There are advantages as well as disadvantages at each time point. The time of implant placement will be determined by some factors, which will be discussed in this topic, especially for immediate placement and delayed placement implant.
Learning objectives:
To describe different time point after tooth removal for implant insertion.
To describe advantages and disadvantages of each time point.
To describe the clinical criteria that should be used for immediate and delayed placement case selection
