10 Key Steps in Immediate Implant Placement

Delivering a Screw-Retained Provisional

By Kevin G. Murphy, DDS, MS

Adapted from the full article, which originally

appeared in the AACD’s

Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry

Summer 2012, Vol. 28, No. 2.

For more information, visit www.AACD.com

Step 1: Arrive at a Proper Diagnosis

Step 2: Fabricate the Diagnosis Wax-Up, Matrix, and Eggshell

Step 3: Preserve the Labial Plate During Extraction

Step 4: Use a Surgical Guide and Locate the Implant Precisely

Step 5: Fabricate the Temporary

Abutment Cylinder

Step 6: Trim the Matrix and Adapt the Eggshell

Step 7: Bond the Abutment Cylinder to the Eggshell

Step 8: Fill in the Subgingival Contours

Step 9: Check the Fit and Occlusion

Step 10: Polish and Seat

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