Inclusion Criteria:  1) ≥18 years of age; 2) patients who had a failing tooth and needed an implant placing therapy in the aesthetic zone (between 15-25); 3) the failing tooth has adjacent and opposing natural teeth; 4) sufficient mesial-distal and inter-occlusal space for placement of the implant and definitive restoration; 5) had an intact socket wall previously to the extraction; 6) had sufficient apical bone to place an immediate implant with minimum primary stability of 30 N/cm.  Exclusion Criteria:  individuals diagnosed with periodontal disease; medical and general contraindications for the surgical procedure; heavy smokers (> 10 cigarettes/day); an active infection at the implant site.