Dental implants have been widely used in dentistry with high success rates. The immediate implantation technique was developed aiming the installation of the dental implant followed by the tooth extraction, which added to atraumatic extraction, improves the healing process. The purpose of this case report is describing the clinical sequence of an atraumatic tooth extraction with immediate installation of a single dental implant, and subsequent installation of a prosthetic crown. A female patient underwent an atraumatic extraction of tooth 35 and, installation of an immediate implant. After three months, a provisional crown was placed and remained in function for one month and after that, a definitive prosthetic crown was installed. Atraumatic extraction together with immediate implant installation, when selected correctly, become an excellent and safe treatment option, favoring the patient with a single surgery procedure and postoperative session.
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