title: Minimal guided bone regeneration procedure for immediate implant placement in the esthetic zone.
abstract: The anterior maxilla presents a challenging milieu interior for ideal placement of implants because of the compromised bone quality. With the advent of intraoral bone harvesting and augmentation techniques, immediate implant placement into fresh extraction sockets have become more predictable. Immediate implant placement has numerous advantages compared to the delayed procedure including superior esthetic and functional outcomes, maintenance of soft and hard tissue integrity and increased patient compliance. This case report exhibits immediate implant placement in the maxillary esthetic zone by combining a minimal invasive autogenous block bone graft harvest technique for ensuring successful osseointegration of the implant at the extraction site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Jalan Batu Hampar, Bukit Baru, Melaka, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Nettemu Sunil
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Nettem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sowmya
authors.forename: Dhoom Singh
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Pendyala Siva
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Anterior maxilla; autogenous bone; immediate implant