A. Hi P, many thanks for your enquiry, this is a good question, as I am an implantologist as well as a general dentist, I have my own views on this. I believe that the implantologist wherever possible should aim to extract the tooth prior to implant placement. The main reasons being:

The implantologist understands about the bone and what is needed to be preserved in the site to then place a successful implant.

There are tools which an implantologist can use to help decrease the trauma of the extraction and also the condition of the socket.

If the extraction is favourable then the implant could actually be placed on the day of the extraction so saving you the patient time.

Hope this is helpful.