Which Should Be Done First: Braces or a Tooth Implant?

The majority of the time  you should have the teeth moved into place orthodontically before having an implant placed.  The orthodontist will move the teeth into an ideal position giving you improved aesthetics, an ideal occlusion (bite), and maintaining ideal space for your implant.  Following braces you can have the implant placed and a retainer will be made to maintain the space until you are able to have a crown.  Good luck. 

If braces are going to be done anyway then they should be done first. If not, then the implant likely would be in the way and can't be moved. Braces will allow ideal implant location and angulation.

Typically, you will want to move the teeth into position before having an implant placed so that the implant can be put in an ideal position when the teeth are also in an ideal position. However, it does depend on your particular situation, sometimes if the teeth surrounding the implant don't need to be moved, an implant can be placed so it can heal while other teeth are moving around since healing typically takes a few months for implants. Hope this helps!

Dear Nita, I would definitely recommend
getting braces first. The implant positioning is determined by the position of
the adjacent teeth for the ideal aesthetic result. Depending on the amount of orthodontic
movement required, the final position might be different before and after the
braces.

It depends.  Ideally you want to align the teeth, then depending on the spaces, place the implant.  Sometimes you realize that orthodontics can be used to decrease the space or increase the space or even eliminate the space.  The only time implants are placed first is when they are needed as anchors to more teeth.Good luck.