Minimizing Alveolar Ridge Shrinkage Following Immediate Implant Placement: A Literature Search and Narrative Review

Subject Areas : Endodontics

Rickson Daniel Valtellini ¹ (BEng, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canad)
Douglas Deporter ² (Discipline of Periodontology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canad)

Received: 2023-03-14 Accepted : 2023-05-02 Published : 2023-05-01

Keywords: remodeling, Bone, Extraction,

Abstract :

Background:To uncover evidence of whether immediate implant placement (IIP) significantly reduces horizontal ridge shrinkage?Materials and Methods:Electronic searches (1980 to September 2021) were performed by two reviewers using PubMed, MEDLINE, and Cochrane Central.Results:Findings suggested that IIP using flap-less surgery, atraumatic extraction, 3D positioning, gap grafting with xenograft and customized healing abutments may limit shrinkage similarly to that with socket preservation grafting and delayed implant placement (SPG/DH).Conclusions:Further randomized, clinical trials directly comparing IIP and SPG/DH will be needed for confirmation