TOOTH IN AN HOUR

Patient Mrs. Prema visited the department of implantology with the chief complaint of discolored anterior tooth, on examination the tooth was diagnosed to be non-vital and radiographs revealed resorbed root. The tooth was deemed beyond repair after an endodontic consultation this was explained to the patient, implant treatment option was explained to her and she accepted to the same. On the day of the surgery, extraction of the resorbed tooth was done, following which the implant placement procedure was carried out without complications. The placement yielded adequate initial primary stability immediate loading of the implant was proposed, the extracted tooth was used to make a chair side temporary restoration and the same was given in a matter of thirty minutes, the patient was discharged with a happy smile.