#Immediacy 25. Oct 2023

coDiagnostiX AI Virtual Tooth Extraction for immediate replacement of a failing central upper incisor

Dr. Alexandr Bortsov, DDS

Implant placement in the esthetic zone requires a comprehensive understanding of surgical and prosthetic aspects, including the correct choice of placement modalities and components.

Introduction

Immediate placement in fresh extraction sockets has recently gained significant consideration for this indication 1. Besides reducing treatment time and surgical sessions and providing the possibility for immediate fixed temporization, immediate placement may also promote esthetic outcomes by supporting the preservation of the contours of soft tissues and interdental papillae2–4. These aspects render this treatment modality especially attractive for treatments in the esthetic area4.

The immediate placement of implants in fresh extraction sockets represents a predictable and successful treatment modality, provided cases are carefully selected, and surgical protocols are respected1,5–7. Specific case selection criteria have been proposed to ensure functional and esthetic success1,7. These criteria include the sagittal root position, the gingival margin level, the gingival biotype, the extraction socket anatomy, the presence and quality of buccal bone, the shape of the edentulous ridge, and the presence of adequate bone volume and quality to achieve primary stability of the implant 8–10.

An often applied classification to estimate the probable success of an immediate placement is based on the presence and condition of the buccal bone and facial soft tissues11. According to this classification, type I sockets are ideal for immediate placement. These sockets display nominal and post-extraction unchanged facial soft tissue and buccal crestal bone levels relative to the cementoenamel junction of the hopeless tooth. Any deviation from this ideal situation, e.g. as with type II sockets that lack the buccal wall, has been associated with a higher onset of, for example, post-treatment soft tissue recessions and less-than-ideal esthetic results11. In these cases, detailed planning of the restorative design and surgical approach based on the patient's conditions is critical11. Advanced, state-of-the-art virtual planning tools may help to facilitate this process and render such treatments more efficient and predictable.

The following case report describes immediate implant placement and restoration in a patient with high esthetic expectations who experienced a root fracture of the central incisor. The partial absence of the buccal wall complicated the treatment of the case. To facilitate a more predictable outcome, we have tested/used the novel "Virtual Tooth Extraction" feature of coDiagnostiX®. Besides implant positional planning, this novel software module can be used for delivering a prefabricated final zirconia abutment in a one-time-one-abutment approach. Precise adaptation of the abutment to the socket's bone and soft tissue architecture before surgery and precise implant placement helped deliver a superior and long-term stable esthetic outcome.

Initial situation

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