Clinical and Radiographical Evaluation of Immediate Implant versus Delayed Implant after Socket Preservation of Upper Anterior Teeth

Introduction: After tooth extraction, the alveolar bone remodeled and resorbed. The preservation of ridge resorption following tooth extraction through socket grafting helped to optimize bony fill, thereby maintaining vertical bone height and helped to stabilize the marginal soft tissue at the site. Adequate bone allowed the implant to be placed in the most ideal restorable position in a three dimensional aspect which yielded higher longterm success. Objectives: Clinical and radiographical evaluation of immediate post extraction implants versus delayed implants after socket preservation. Materials and Methods: 14 patients were selected for this study and divided into two groups, study group consist of 7 patients with extracted upper anterior teeth and the sockets have been preserved with Easy-graft material, the implants were placed after 6 months of healing. In control group implants were placed immediately after extraction of upper anterior teeth with placement of Easy-graft material around them. Results: Clinical evaluation of all patients showed no signs of gingival inflammation and none of the implants showed any signs of mobility all over the study period. Regarding peri-implant probing depth and marginal bone height, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. Conclusions: There was no difference between immediate implant and delayed implant after socket preservation with regards to the marginal bone height and bone density.