José Navarro: The art of immediate molar implant placement

Understanding of well established biological principles is critical for low invasive and esthetic implant treatment procedures. Immediate implant placement in the esthetic zone is a treatment option performed on a regular basis. Dr Navarro explores immediate implant placement techniques and procedures in the molar area. Highlighting with clinical examples, Dr Navarro explains techniques of atraumatic tooth extraction, proper placement and position of the implant in the extraction socket and incluencing factors such as bone quality and anatomical considerations. Dr Navarro concludes that initial stabilization of the implant is the single most important prerequisite and that the recently published socket classification from Smith and Tarnow will aid in the treatment approach.