title: Endodontic therapy or single tooth implant? A systematic review.
abstract: Should a tooth with pulpal involvement be saved through endodontic therapy, or extracted and replaced with a single tooth implant? Within the limitations of the existing literature, this systematic review of treatment outcomes found that initial endodontic treatment had a high long-term survival rate, equivalent to replacement of a missing tooth with an implant-supported restoration. Single tooth implants should be considered as the first treatment option for patients requiring extraction and tooth replacement.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, CA 92350, USA.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torabinejad
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lozada
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Puterman
authors.forename: Shane N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D006801:Humans; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome