BEFORE
AFTER
How do Immediate Implants work?
Step 1: The initial situation
The patient presented herself with an external resorption on the right central incisor which warranted the extraction of this tooth.
Step 2: treatment planning
After careful consideration of the available options, we planned the implant procedure we went for this option.
Step 3: Extraction and Placement
We extracted the tooth and placed an immediate implant including a gum graft and restored it with a temporary tooth.
Step 4: Placement of Crown
We took the final digital scan for the permanent restoration directly in the surgical session and placed the final crown seven days later. This is highly unusual, but we trust the science and the known tissue-changing patterns. The final crown was made in a way that forces the tissue to a predetermined point of the gums being level with the other central incisor.
Step 5: Results so far
Two weeks later we can already see our plan working. We will update this case in six months when the patient returns to the UK.
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