Title

Immediate versus delayed implant placement in single-tooth sites: A randomized controlled trial

Authors

Rishabh Giri¹, Vertika Dubey²,*, Yashvi Bindeshkumar Patel³, Farheen Chunara⁴, Sameer Gupta⁵ & Sapna Pandey⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Dentistry, Chirayu Medical College, Bairagarh, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Dentistry, Birsa Munda Government Medical College, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Dentistry, K.H. Patel Dental Home, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; ⁴Department of Biostatistics, Data Science Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; ⁵Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Inderprastha Dental College and Hospital, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁶Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chandra Dental College and Hospital, Dharsania, Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Rishabh Giri - E-mail: giririshabh@gmail.com
Vertika Dubey - E-mail: vertikad19@gmail.com
Yashvi Bindeshkumar Patel - E-mail: yashvi_150289@yahoo.com
Farheen Chunara - E-mail: farheenchunara@gmail.com
Sameer Gupta - E-mail: sameer.gupta83@yahoo.in
Sapna Pandey - E-mail: sapnaakp@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

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

Abstract

The ideal timing of implant placement after tooth extraction remains debated due to differences in clinical and esthetic outcomes. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the immediate (n = 50) and delayed (n = 50) implant placement in 100 patients over 12 months. Delayed placement showed significantly greater implant stability, less marginal bone loss and better esthetic outcomes (all p < 0.01). Both protocols achieved high implant survival, while immediate placement promoted faster soft-tissue healing. Thus, data support evidence-based selection of implant timing according to clinical and esthetic treatment goals.

Keywords

Dental implant, immediate implant placement, delayed implant placement, implant stability quotient, marginal bone loss, pink esthetic score and randomized controlled trial

Citation

Giri et al. Bioinformation 22(9): 5850-5853 (2026)

Edited by

Ruby Singh

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.