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Frank Spear on the lone anterior implant — positioning, timing, immediate placement and gingival grafting
Part of Frank Spear’s classic lecture series, SPEAR Classic Collection. Precision Esthetics: Mastering Single Tooth Anterior Implants spends 5 h 26 min on one of the most exacting tasks in restorative dentistry. Nine lessons in two modules deal with three-dimensional position, when to place, congenitally missing laterals, gingival contour control and immediate cases, ending with a full patient story from extraction to crown.
- 2modules
- 9lessons
- 5 h 26 minof video
What you’ll be able to do
- Decide on implant position and placement timing for a single missing front tooth
- Handle non-adjacent congenitally missing teeth predictably
- Finalise gingival contours around the restoration
- Take an active restorative role during the surgical phase
- Judge when an immediate implant needs margin augmentation with a pedicled connective tissue graft
Inside the course
Delayed placement fundamentals
The three-hour first module works through position and timing, the special case of missing lateral incisors that are not adjacent, and managing the final soft tissue outline. It closes by defining what the restorative dentist should contribute while the surgeon is working.
Immediate single-tooth implants
Module two lists the criteria for placing at extraction, explains when the gingival margin must be built up, and demonstrates a pedicled connective tissue graft for that purpose.
A case followed start to finish
The final lesson follows one patient, Kristy, through an immediate anterior implant from planning to the finished restoration.
About Frank Spear
Co-founder of Spear Education and affiliate professor in graduate prosthodontics at the University of Washington, he trained in periodontal prosthodontics and practises esthetics and fixed prosthodontics in Seattle.
Built for
- Restorative dentistsClarity on the decisions to make before the surgeon places a front-tooth implant.
- ProsthodontistsSpear’s reasoning on soft tissue outcomes in single anterior sites.
- Surgeons working in teamsA shared framework with the restoring colleague.
Curriculum
Module 1: Classic Collection Single Tooth Anterior Implants (3 h 3 min) 5 lessons
- Position
- Timing of Placement
- Predictable and Esthetic Single Anterior Implants: Non-Adjacent Congenitally Missing Teeth
- Final Management of Gingival Contours
- Predictable Single Anterior Implants: The Restorative Dentist’s Role in the Surgical Phase
Module 2: Classic Collection Immediate Single Tooth Anterior Implants (2 h 23 min) 4 lessons
- Considerations for Immediate Implant Placement
- When Gingival Margins Require Augmentation
- Gingival Augmentation with Pediculated Connective Tissue Graft
- Kristy – An Immediate Single Tooth Anterior Implant Start to Finish
Before you buy
Are these recent lectures?
They belong to Spear’s Classic Collection of archived lectures; no recording year is given, so some product references may be older.
Does it cover multiple adjacent implants?
No. The focus is strictly one missing tooth in the anterior region.
Do I get CME credit or a certificate?
No. Clinicapedia provides the educational content only — no CME or CE credits, MOC points or certificates of completion are included with this product.
Specifications
| Format | Online video course |
|---|---|
| Instructor | Frank Spear |
| Contents | 2 modules · 9 lessons |
| Duration | 5 h 26 min |
| Access | Lifetime, self-paced |
| Department | Dentistry |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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