--- title: Tooth extraction and a dental implant to replace description: Kit extracted Mr D's broken and infected tooth, built up lost bone then placed a dental implant. 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Kit performed a thorough examination and determined that Mr D’s left molar had split in two and become infected. He advised the tooth needed to be removed as it was no longer salvageable.   Kit extracted the split molar tooth using local anaesthesia to numb the area and ensure Mr D remained comfortable. He discussed Mr D’s options, including leaving a gap, a removable denture, a bridge or an implant.   ![ID extraction](https://www.elmsleighhouse.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/ID%20extraction.jpeg?width=300&name=ID%20extraction.jpeg) Mr D was to return after 12 weeks so that Kit could review the bone restructuring and healing, and plan his tooth-replacement option.   Mr D returned to see Kit after 12 weeks for an assessment of the tooth extraction site and determine the plan for replacing this tooth. He had found that the gap was affecting his speech and sometimes caught his tongue, so he wanted to replace it with a dental implant.   Kit determined that the bone had healed poorly in the area, likely related to the significant infection around the tooth before its removal. He therefore would need to rebuild some lost bone in the area with special regenerative techniques using bone grafting material.   Kit was then able to place a dental implant under local anaesthesia. Essentially a ‘bionic root’, the small titanium screw is placed into the jawbone, which integrates in a process called osseointegration and actively prevents bone loss. This is buried under the gum and allowed to heal for several months.   ![ID implant](https://www.elmsleighhouse.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/ID%20implant.jpg?width=300&name=ID%20implant.jpg) Kit then uncovered and tested the implant and placed a healing cap, which protrudes through the gum.   ![ID implant abutment](https://www.elmsleighhouse.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/ID%20implant%20abutment.jpg?width=300&name=ID%20implant%20abutment.jpg) Impressions were then taken and a crown made to match the colour, shape and lustre of the adjacent teeth.   An implant post was then securely fitted and the crown temporarily secured to ensure Mr D was happy with the fit, feel and appearance.   ![ID implant crown x-ray](https://www.elmsleighhouse.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/ID%20implant%20crown%20x-ray.jpg?width=300&name=ID%20implant%20crown%20x-ray.jpg) As Mr D was delighted with his replacement tooth, he returned to see Kit to fix it definitively in place. 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