Title

Effect of immediate implant placement on buccal bone stability in fresh extraction sockets: A prospective study

Authors

Fiza Khanam¹, Vansh Jaiswal^2,*, Keshav Tukaram Handge³, Ashok Kumar Singh⁴, Vyankatesh Sahu⁵ & Anand Rajapur⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Periodontology, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, Gujarat, India; ³Department of Dentistry, Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Adgaon, Nashik, India; ⁴Department of Dentistry, Viraat Ramayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Chakia, East Champaran, Bihar, India; ⁵Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Swargiya Dadasaheb kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; ⁶Department of Prosthodontics, Dental College, RIMS, Imphal, Manipur, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Fiza Khanam - E-mail: fizakhanam85@gmail.com

Vansh Jaiswal - E-mail: drvanshmds@gmail.com

Keshav Tukaram Handge - E-mail: www.keshav.handge@gmail.com

Ashok Kumar Singh - E-mail: drsinghashok75@gmail.com

Vyankatesh Sahu - E-mail: vvmsahu@gmail.com

Anand Rajapur - E-mail: dranandrajapur@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received June 1, 2026; Revised June 30, 2026; Accepted June 30, 2026, Published June 30, 2026
 

Abstract

Immediate implant placement in fresh extraction sockets has been advocated to preserve buccal bone architecture and shorten overall treatment time. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate changes in buccal bone thickness and height in 30 patients receiving immediate implants using CBCT measurements at baseline, immediately after placement and at a 6-month follow-up. Hence, a statistically significant but clinically limited reduction in buccal bone dimensions, with all implants remaining stable and no failures observed during the study period. Thus, data shows the immediate implant placement shows favorable buccal bone stability when adequate primary stability and appropriate case selection were ensured.

Keywords

Immediate implant placement (IIP); buccal bone stability; fresh extraction socket; alveolar bone remodeling; cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)

Citation

Khanam et al. Bioinformation 22(6): 3702-3706 (2026)

Edited by

Rashmi Laddha 

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.