Already have an extraction on the calendar? If an implant might be part of what comes next, it is worth pausing to ask about timing first. From Burlington, we can review the site, explain same-visit and staged placement, and help coordinate your records.
An extraction is often booked quickly, especially after a painful week. Once the tooth is out, though, one of the possible replacement timings is no longer available. If you think you may want an implant, a short conversation before removal can keep more doors open.
Immediate placement means setting the implant into the socket during the same procedure that removes the tooth. That is all the word describes. A crown on the day, or chewing normally on the new tooth soon afterwards, are not part of the definition and depend on separate clinical decisions.
Our Bronte Street practice can assess whether this timing deserves a look in your situation, review records from another office and suggest when a specialist should be involved. The underlying questions stay the same: does the tooth need to go, and what is a sensible way to replace it? Practical convenience is weighed alongside those answers, never in place of them.
Usually not, as long as the tooth is still in place. Tell the team what is booked, what you have been told and what you hope for in looks, appointments and temporary teeth, so those points can be considered with the examination findings.
You can ask what led to that advice and whether a tooth-saving option was considered. Bringing their notes or X-rays helps. Timing for an implant matters only once removal and replacement have been properly discussed.
If the gap would show, the temporary plan deserves attention before the extraction. An implant placed at removal does not necessarily carry a tooth straight away, so another temporary may be needed.
Combining removal and placement is sometimes possible, but it should not be assumed. Ask what might still require another procedure, such as grafting, and how healing affects when the new tooth goes on.
Even with careful planning, a socket may prove unsuitable once the tooth is out. An agreed staged alternative means you know what happens next if that occurs.
Where the site is suitable, placing the implant at extraction can bring together parts of the surgery. Achieving a good position while managing the surrounding gum and bone is demanding, and that challenge is weighed against the convenience of a combined visit.
Talk through the risks in plain terms, including infection, an implant that does not integrate, changes to the tissue and an appearance that is not what you expected. Ask how your medical history and habits shape the advice, and what a delayed approach or a non-implant option would mean. Choosing immediate timing is a judgement to make carefully, not a route to a guaranteed result.
Patient information: International Team for Implantology — immediate placement and restoration selection
Imaging and notes from the dentist who diagnosed the tooth can save time and help everyone see the same picture. Ask the team what is useful to bring and whether new imaging is needed.
Ask what same-visit placement would gain for you and what would favour waiting. The reasoning should rest on the socket and the planned restoration, not on finishing as soon as possible.
Agreeing on an alternative explains what happens if placement is unsuitable on the day. Cover the temporary tooth, site care, later reassessment and any change to fees or timing.
Diagnosis, surgery and the final tooth may involve different clinicians or even different offices. Ask who is responsible for each stage and how information and follow-up will travel between them.
Your diagnosis, medical history and any existing imaging are reviewed together. Additional X-rays or scans may be taken to understand the site and nearby structures before a timing is suggested.
Discuss same-visit placement, later placement and non-implant choices where relevant. Clarify grafting, the temporary tooth, risks, fees and what would happen if the socket differs from what imaging suggested.
The treating clinician evaluates the site directly once the tooth is out. Placement goes ahead only if the conditions are right; otherwise, the agreed alternative guides what is done next.
Healing reviews show whether the area is ready to move forward. When a temporary or final tooth is fitted depends on that healing and on the plan, not just on when the implant went in.
Care afterwards depends on the extraction, the implant, any graft and the temporary restoration. Make sure you have written guidance and know who to contact, especially if more than one office is involved.
Ask how to keep the area clean and what pressure to avoid. Temporary teeth often have their own restrictions, and comfort alone does not tell you the site is ready for normal eating.
Mention allergies and everything you currently take, and ask about anything unclear before you leave. Do not stop regular medicines or add new ones without advice.
Know which clinic is handling each follow-up. Report symptoms that worsen, unexpected movement or other changes listed in your instructions, so the next stage and timeline can be adjusted if needed.
When more than one clinic is involved, the questions often turn to records, scheduling and responsibility. These answers explain what to ask.
Book an assessment at our Bronte Street practice to talk through removal and replacement together. We can look at your records, explain the timing choices and note any further imaging or specialist assessment that may help.
Bring referral letters, X-rays or treatment notes if you have them, and tell us the date of any extraction already booked.
