2023-04-052023-04-0520181987569https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29447307/https://www.quintessence-publishing.com/usa/en/article/854267/international-journal-of-periodontics-restorative-dentistry/2018/02/clinical-and-histologic-evaluations-of-immediately-placed-sla-dental-implantsThe goal of this investigation was to evaluate the bone-to-implant contact (BIC) of dental implants placed into fresh extraction sockets without pre-existing periapical pathology. When the extraction sites exhibited a gap distance of > 2 mm, autogenous bone harvested from surrounding surgical sites was grafted to fill that gap with no barrier membranes. All implants were clinically stable and successful at 6 months postoperative. The histologic examination demonstrated an average of 66.2% BIC for all five immediately placed dental implants. The results of this study provided sufficient histologic and histomorphometric knowledge to support immediate dental implant placement in carefully selected clinical scenarios. © 2018 by Quintessence Publishing Co Inc.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/article