Abstract
The goal of this investigation was to evaluate the bone-to-implant contact (BIC) of dental implants placed into fresh extraction sockets without pre-existing periapical pathology. When the extraction sites exhibited a gap distance of > 2 mm, autogenous bone harvested from surrounding surgical sites was grafted to fill that gap with no barrier membranes. All implants were clinically stable and successful at 6 months postoperative. The histologic examination demonstrated an average of 66.2% BIC for all five immediately placed dental implants. The results of this study provided sufficient histologic and histomorphometric knowledge to support immediate dental implant placement in carefully selected clinical scenarios.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 165-170 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |