Abstract
Recent advances in the structure and surface characteristics of implants have led to effective application for prosthetic replacement of missing teeth. In present-day clinical practice, implants are being placed immediately after tooth extraction or at a relatively early stage to reduce the treatment duration and establish occlusion as soon as possible.
When immediate placement of an implant is planned, it is necessary to predict the morphological changes in alveolar bone and gingiva following tooth extraction in order to insert the implant in the most appropriate site. However, as the number of missing teeth increases it becomes more difficult to predict changes following tooth extraction.
Here, we discuss the pattern of bone resorption and suitable implant position after tooth extraction in patients with an edentulous maxilla in whom occlusal reconstruction was carried out using implants.
