Using apical surgery to prepare apical bone before immediate implant placement and provisionalization in esthetic zone-a case report

• Chia-Tien Wu,
• Yung-Hsun Shih,
• Yu-Chiao Wu,
• Chih-Yuan Fang

Affiliations

Chia-Tien Wu

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Yung-Hsun Shih

Division of Prosthodontics, Department of Dentistry, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Yu-Chiao Wu

Division of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

Chih-Yuan Fang

Corresponding author. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, No. 111, Sec. 3, Xinglong Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei 116081, Taiwan.; Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan