Five-year outcomes of immediate implant placement for mandibular molars with and without chronic apical periodontitis: A retrospective study

Figure 3 Immediate implant placement surgery and repair in the chronic apical periodontitis group. A: Patients were examined before surgery; B: The gingiva was incised, and the mucoperiosteal flap was raised and removed; C: The inflammatory tissue in the extraction fossa was removed, and the primary implant hole was prepared; D: Residual inflammatory tissue on the bone wall of the inflammatory lesion area was removed using a ball drill via a primary implant hole; E: Removed teeth and removed inflammatory tissue; F: Immediate implant placement; G: Non-embedding healing; H: Gum cuff; I: Crown restoration completed.