Getting a Dental Implant After Tooth Extraction

I would say that if you are eight weeks post operative from having the extraction you should seek a consultation from a dentist with experience in placing dental implants.  At that visit they will take a radiograph and do a clinical exam to determine the right time for implant placement.  If you want to be certain that you are ready seek a dentist that has the ability to take a 3D CT scan of the extraction site. This will take out the guess work and give him/her the exact dimensions ( height, width, depth )of your jaw bone.

There IS a method to placing implants soon after extractions, but the most predictable method is to wait 2-3 months.  You could have a consultation now to plan for the future, and if the dentist feels you are a candidate for right away then all the better.  If the extraction had a lot of "collateral damage" then grafting and more time might be needed.

You should always make sure the bone quality is optimal and this is seen with a CT scan. Its very important to make sure the foundation for a dental implant is solid before placing one. Immediate placement of dental implants is possible but again its very important to have the bone.  

If the root was removed 2 months ago, the best options is just to wait another 6 weeks and have the implant placed into a completely healed site.  If bone is missing likely a bone graft will need to be preformed in order to idealize the site.  It is possible at times to preform the extraction and implant placement in a single surgery.  This is possible if several factors are present such as no acute infection and proper bone architecture.Best,

There are some options here. If the root is not infected and there is no bone loss around the root and the socket configuration left behind in the jawbone is ideal, then an implant likely can be placed at the same time as the extraction. However, if there is bone loss or severe infection and an implant can't be stabilized in the bone, then one of several different kinds of bone grafts need to be compelted first and then four to six months later the implant can be placed.