Hey Alex!

Using the extracted tooth as a temporary replacement during the healing phase of the dental implant is done very freuquently for the front teeth. The tooth is bonded to the adjacent teeth with a composite (tooth colored) filling. The downside to this is you cannot use that tooth to eat with because the bonding is only somewhat stable for chewing purposes. However if you are careful with your diet (no biting into a sandwhich for instance), you don't have to use your front teeth to eat.. so that is good! The upside to bonding this tooth in is ..... it will look natural and you won't have to deal with the flipper anymore. The extracted tooth does not go into your gum at all..... it is simply bonded on the other teeth and is taking up the space, that's it.

The only concern I would have since the tooth was root canaled is the color of it. Root canaled teeth can darken..... so make sure the tooth looks esthetically good before having it boned in. If at any time after the bonding you don't like the look, it is easy for the dentist to remove and then you would just have to wear your flipper again.

Hope this info helps!

Bryanna