title: Immediate Placement and Restoration of Implant in Periapical Infected Site in the Maxillary Esthetic Zone: A Case Report.
abstract: Immediate placement and restoration of the implant is a widely used protocol, but loading of implants in the site which is periapically infected is still not very popular. Very few studies have been conducted and its still in debate. The conventional protocol of placing implant and waiting for it to osseointegrate is time consuming and compromises patients esthetics and psychological comfort. This report presents a case of immediate placement and restoration of implant in the region with periapical infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, A B Shetty Memorial institute of dental sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka 575018 India.
authors.forename: Rakshith
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, A B Shetty Memorial institute of dental sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka 575018 India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krishna Prasad
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, A B Shetty Memorial institute of dental sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka 575018 India.
authors.forename: Divya Vinay
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, A B Shetty Memorial institute of dental sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka 575018 India.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shetty
keywords: Dental implant; Immediate placement; Periapical lesion; Restoration