Front tooth(#10) implant: how much space is needed?

hi yes, 6 m"m space is enough. today, there are permanent implants 3 m"m in Diameter - this will leave the minimal space to adjacent teeth (actually more important to adjacent roots) which is 1.5 m"m on each side. your Dr. should also consider a single piece implant (i.e. the implant is embedded with the abutment). rates of success are sky high - if your Dr. is doing implants not for the first time it'll be around 98% (these rates might be somewhat compromised depending on your specific health situation). hope i helped Eyal

Yes 6 mm is enough for placing a fixture in the front segment of the jaw. The success rate depends on your systemic health especially being non-diabetic,having no experiment of radiotherapy of the jaw and not having periodontal infection in your mouth. Also there are technical issues. You need a qualified dentist considers and who will choose an implant with the surface texture most suitable for the quality and quantity of your bone. This will raise the success and survival rate of your new implant. good luck Hita

Hello Yes 6mm is a sufficient space for an implant to be placed. There are single piece implants with 3mm diameter as stated by Eyal but if it requires angulated abutment you can go for narrow platform implants. Best of luck

Dear friend. Yes 6mm space is good enough but you did not mention about the width of your bone. Seems you need bone grafting but the success rate in your case demands more on the amount and quality of your bone graft. The implant should be su rrounded with at least 1mm of bone from each side after implantation. This pre evaluation could be judged with a tomography from the site of your missing tooth. Good luck

A surgical guide would enhance the sucess rate if you can evaluate it in two dimensions both side to side (mesio-distal and front to back (bucco-lingual) The implant has the best long term prognosis if it has suficient bone around it on all four sides the abutment angle can be changed to be ideal by using a digitally correct abutment if needed after the implant is integrated. 3D surgical guides can be made in the office after evaluation with a cone beam X-ray and correction.for angle if necessary. Or the guides can be made off site by another company if the cone beam dicom files sent in to a company such and "Materialize". You might want to take a look at the "Guide Right templates" on U tube or go to DePlaque.com website and click on guide right , (single tooth replacement ).

Many things to take into consideration ... Add to all the above mentionned by my colleagues the status of the bone in that region. For example If u had an orthodontic treatment and the teeth are still loose placing an implant in 6mm of bone might cause bone loss around the teet( causing recession ) and the implant even if the gum looks healthy. Your chances of success in that case ( or any other ) are higher if you have a thick perio ... Hope this helps