How long do you have to wait before you can get implants after a tooth extraction?

Question:

I have a baby tooth which is infected and it needs to be extracted. I want to get implants after that. but the thing is the implants are not covered by my insurance as they will replace a baby tooth. So i will have to get the implants in India. I am going to India in Jan-Feb time frame. So can i get the tooth extracted in India itself and get the implants there right away. I will be in India for 2 months. So do you think i should get the tooth extracted here as it will need more than 2 month to heal and go get the implants later in India? FYI I am 28 and i wont be growing/dont have a permanent tooth to replace the baby tooth

Answers:
You won't need an implant...When the baby tooth is removed a new one will grow alllll by itself!....lol

Other Answers:
You sound like an intelligent person and you have provided as much information as you probably have knowledge of, so I know that you will accept this as a speculative answer. Since you are talking about having a baby tooth removed, there might be little or no defect left in the bone at all. Even though there is no permanent tooth, the roots may have started to resorb anyhow. In this case, I think almost anyone would be comfortable placing an implant very soon or even at the same visit as the extraction. If there is a lot of root structure or if the tooth has fused to the bone and has to be cut out, some dentists would prefer to wait and it is not possible to say how long that waiting period would be. Many times, patients get an all acrylic partial denture with one tooth on it (a "flipper") to wear while they are healing. It might be possible to have your tooth removed and get a flipper to wear for cosmetic purposes while you heal.

I won't even ask why you are having this done in India, as "some of my best friends are Indian dentists" and some of them are highly expert. All I'll say is that I do hope you have a good reason for having your treatment in India and I hope that you already know WHO will be doing it. I hope you are hot going over there simply because you heard that it is cheaper and you are hoping to locate a dentist once you get there. In any event, good luck.

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