Dental implant restoration methods mainly include three core steps: implant placement, abutment connection, and crown restoration. Different technical approaches can be selected based on the patient's bone condition and needs.
1. Conventional Implant Restoration
Suitable for patients with good alveolar bone conditions:
Implant Placement: Under local anesthesia, a titanium alloy implant is placed into the alveolar bone, followed by suturing.
Osseointegration Period: Waiting 3–6 months for the implant to firmly integrate with the bone tissue.
Abutment Installation: Removing the cover screw, installing the healing abutment, and guiding gingival shaping.
Crown Fabrication: Taking impressions using a digital intraoral scanner or silicone implant, and customizing an all-ceramic or porcelain-fused-to-metal crown.
Adjustment: Trying on the crown and adjusting the bite to ensure comfort and aesthetics.
2. Immediate Implantation
Implant placement immediately after tooth extraction, suitable for patients with intact extraction socket bone walls and no acute infection:
Shortening the treatment cycle and reducing the number of surgeries.
Helps maintain gingival morphology and improves aesthetic results.
Strict evaluation of indications is required, and close postoperative monitoring of osseointegration is necessary.
3. Delayed Implantation:
Implantation is performed 3–6 months after tooth extraction. This is suitable for patients with infection, bone defects, or unstable general condition:
It allows for natural alveolar bone remodeling, improving implant success rates.
It can be combined with bone augmentation surgery to improve bone volume.
