Hi all,
I have a question for a friend of mine who lives in Turkey.
She has to have a LR6 extracted as it is heavily decayed. The tooth was root filled and crowned a long time ago in the UK.
Her Turkish dentist has put her on antibiotics for a week prior to removal.
Now comes the question
, he wants to do put an implant in on the day of extraction, I am a dental nurse myself and I have never heard of placing an implant instantly in a situation like hers.
Shouldn’t the socket be packet with crystals and shouldn’t there be a waiting time to see if there is enough healthy bone left and to make sure there is no infection left?
Although, she is a moderate smoker, quite likes her drinks and has mild parodontitis.
She still has her LR7 and LR5 wouldn’t a bridge be more advisable for her?
Many thanks for your help in advance
Heike
PS: up to now she has been very happy with her dentist and he has done some really nice crowns for her before