Espada-Salgado FM, Iuga MM, Oprea B. Immediate implant placement in infected extraction sockets: A scoping review of case selection, decontamination protocols, clinical outcomes and complications. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2026 Sep 1;31 (5):e758-71. 

 

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