Simplified technique for immediate implant insertion into extraction sockets: report of technique and preliminary results

A technique is presented for placement of implants at the time of tooth extraction in the precisely desired positions, regardless of extraction socket morphology. To date, 162 implants have been placed utilizing this technique. One was mobile at uncovery and removed. The other implants have been successfully in function, as defined by the Albrektsson Criteria, for up to 7 years, yielding a cumulative success rate of 99.4%.