Immediate vs. minimally invasive implants

Immediate Implantation The traditional dental implant restoration procedure requires that the patient receives an implant 3 months after the extraction. With the continuous development of the implantology discipline, in order to meet the practical needs of the majority of patients with missing teeth, the technique of immediate implantation has been perfected, i.e., the implant is placed in the original alveolar socket at the same time as the extraction of the affected tooth. Immediate implantation has the advantages of shortening the procedure, reducing the number of surgeries, lowering surgical trauma, reducing the physiological resorption of the alveolar bone, and helping to maintain the aesthetic effect of the soft tissue of the gums, etc. Its success rate is similar to that of traditional implantation. The success rate is similar to that of traditional dental implants. Immediate implantation depends on the patient’s own situation, generally single-rooted teeth, root fracture caused by trauma, untreatable caries, tooth stumps, no inflammation in the apical area of the root of the tooth is the most suitable for immediate implantation. Minimally invasive implantation Compared with the traditional surgical mode of implantation by turning over the mucoperiosteal flap, implantation without turning over the flap is a more minimally invasive surgical mode, i.e., minimally invasive implantation, which reduces the trauma of implantation surgery. The advantages of implant placement without flap are: minimally invasive, eliminating patients’ fear of implant prosthetic surgery; reducing intraoperative bleeding; shortening the operation time; reducing the risk of infection; reducing the postoperative local tissue reaction; better subjective feeling of the patient; and facilitating immediate restoration. Minimally invasive implantation is especially suitable for elderly patients to shorten the operation time and reduce postoperative reactions.