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Implant Microsurgery: Immediate Implant Placement With Implant‐Supported Provisional
Author(s) -
Shanelec Dennis A.,
Tibbetts Leonard S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical advances in periodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.182
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2163-0097
pISSN - 2573-8046
DOI - 10.1902/cap.2011.110040
Subject(s) - implant , osseointegration , medicine , microsurgery , dentistry , dental implant , orthodontics , surgery
Implants have become the preferred method of single tooth replacement. One of the challenges is the ability to do immediate implant placement and provisionalization on the day of extraction in a consistent and esthetically predictable manner. Case Presentations: Using a newly developed microsurgical approach, the SMILE (Simplified Microsurgical Implant Lifelike Esthetics) Technique, successful outcome of 298 of 300 cases has been achieved. The success is attributed to microsurgical precision associated with this technique. The goal of this technique report is to establish some of the benefits and versatility of dental implant microsurgery and the SMILE Technique for these esthetically challenging situations. Conclusions: With the SMILE Technique, a clinician has an orderly treatment sequence for providing immediate implant placement and provisionalization. It results in excellent esthetics, as well as predictable success of dental implant osseointegration.