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Dental Implants

OMS and Other Dental Specialists

Residents

SS07 - Preservation is More Predictable Than Reconstruction: Immediate Single Immediate Implants in Contemporary Practice

Saturday, October 3, 2026
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM PDT
CE: 1.0 CDE/CME
Recorded<br><i>This session will be recorded and available beginning Oct. 19</i>

    Speaker(s)

  • Edmond Bedrossian, DDS

    Director Advanced Implant Reconstruction; Chairman ITI Scholar Center UOP
    University of the Pacific, Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry
    San Francisco, California

The loss of teeth leads to the resorption of the alveolar bony volume as well as the blunting of the soft-tissue papillae. Treatment of failing teeth using immediate implant placement protocols prevents the hard- and soft-tissue deformation and resorption. Therefore, the contemporary implant team should consider immediate implants when extracting both anterior and posterior teeth.
This presentation will discuss the treatment planning protocols for both anterior and posterior immediate implant placement as well as the evidence-based protocols for the management of the "gap."
To preserve the soft-tissue contours, the session will present extensive discussion of the various methods to fabricate a immediate provisional using the analogue/direct protocols as well as the contemporary digital work flows available.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
  1. Comprehend how internal loading of the alveolar bone is critical in its preservation.
  2. Understand the soft-tissue evaluation for patients losing teeth in the esthetic zone.
  3. Analyze the fate of the buccal plate after removal of teeth.
  4. Implement prevention of the blunting of the papillae as well as the position of the buccal free gingival margin.
  5. Determine whether to include digital work flow in the replacement of filing teeth with immediate implants.