Timing of Implant Placement: Immediate or Delayed: When, Where, and How?

Monday, 8 – 10 a.m. Arie Crown Theater 

Implant Surgery and Prosthetic Rehabilitation 

Moderator: Gordon Douglass 

Speakers: David A. Gelb, Dennis P. Tarnow, and Barry D. Wagenberg 

Educational Objectives: 

• Identify anterior and posterior teeth sites that are suitable for immediate implant placement. 
• Review how to extract teeth atraumatically in the anterior and posterior areas. 
• Explain how to prepare the extraction socket and osteotomy so that it is functionally and prosthetically correct. 
• Assess how to select an appropriate implant type for the site. 
• Describe the most appropriate regeneration protocol: graft material, membranes to use, and closure. 
• Identify how to temporize immediate implants and establish the proper crown contour. 
• Explain the limitations and risks involved in immediate implant placement. 
• Review the success rates and bone retention of immediate implants.