Dental implant is a popular and effective way to replace missing teeth and restore smile. However, the whole procedure of dental implant takes a long time, nearly one year and even longer. Is that possible to have implant in a short time? The answer is yes. There is a treatment called “immediate dental implant”. Immediate dental implant means patients can have tooth extracted and implanted in one visit or patients can have the implants and replacement teeth placed all in one visit.

The most advantages of immediate implant are time saving and pain reducing for the patient. The implant can be placed into the wound as soon as the tooth being extracted. No need to cut the tissue and wait the incision healed. In this way, it can avoid jawbone resorption which resulting in bone insufficient.

The advantages of immediate implant are obvious. However, not everyone is suitable to have immediate dental implant. No inflammation of your gum is a precondition. The important factors in determining if immediate implant can be done are bone density, bone quantity, shape and type of gum and other oral condition. 

Immediate implant works best in front tooth or single rooted tooth fractured because of trauma, resulting in crown fracture and root fracture which cannot be reserved. In this condition, there is no inflammation, the gum is healthy and the bone is enough in a short time. It is suitable to have immediate dental implant as soon as tooth fractured.

If you want to have immediate dental implant, discuss with your dentist and have a thorough checkup to see whether you are a good candidate or not.