Dental implant placement in a fresh extraction socket
The term "fresh socket" refers to the period immediately after tooth extraction. Dental implants can be placed in sockets just after tooth extraction (immediate implants) or after a couple of weeks up to a couple of months (immediate‐delayed implants) or thereafter (delayed implants). Implant placement has challenges in implant dentistry because tooth loss lead to bone resorption and collapse of gingival architecture, which lead to aesthetic compromise and inadequate bone for implant placement. Considering these, Immediate implant placement into fresh extraction socket reduces the treatment time, cost, preserves the gingival aesthetic and increases the comfort of the patient. Although there is a debate upon which is the best time to place dental implants, the aesthetic outcome could be better when placing implants early after tooth extraction, though early placed implants might be at a higher risk of failure. Photo by @saeedhajizadehh