Dental implant study: Same-Day placement works as well as waiting

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects must have voluntarily signed the informed consent form before any study related procedures * Subjects must be males or females who are a minimum of 18 years of age * Subjects who are in need of a single tooth extraction in the pre-molar or anterior region of the maxilla or mandible (ADA tooth positions 4-13 and 20-29) and replacement with a dental implant. * Implants must be placed either immediately in an extraction socket or placed in a healed site (greater than 4 months healing) which has not been previously grafted. * Planned site for implant must have a natural tooth both mesially and distally in the adjacent tooth positions * Subjects must have opposing dentition (natural teeth, fixed or removable restorations) * There must be sufficient bone at the implant site to achieve primary stability * Subjects must be committed to the study and the required follow-up visits * Subjects must be in good general health as assessed by the Investigator Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with a systemic disease that would preclude dental implant surgery * Subjects with any contraindications for oral surgical procedures * Subjects with mucosal diseases (e.g., erosive lichen planus) in the localized area around the study implant site * Subjects with a history of local irradiation therapy in the head/neck area * Subjects with any untreated endodontic lesions or untreated periodontal disease adjacent to the implant site * Subjects receiving, or having a history of receiving, intravenous or subcutaneous antiresorptive agents, such as bisphosphonates * Subjects with severe bruxing, parafunctional habits, or temporomandibular joint dysfunction * Any implant sites where there will be a buccal dehiscence greater than 3 mm or there will be a fenestration of the implant * Subjects with inadequate oral hygiene or who are unmotivated for adequate home care * Subjects who have physical or mental handicaps that would interfere with the ability to perform adequate oral hygiene * Subjects who are pregnant or intending to become pregnant during the duration of the study * Subjects who are heavy smokers (defined as \>10 cigarettes per day or \>1 cigar per day) or chew tobacco * Subjects who abuse alcohol or drugs * Subjects who have undergone administration of any investigational device within 30 days of enrollment in the study * Subjects with conditions or circumstances, in the opinion of the investigator, which would prevent completion of study participation or interfere with analysis of study results, such as history of non-compliance or unreliability