ArticleJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Pink esthetic and radiological scores around immediate implants placed in the esthetic zone - Socket-Shield Technique versus Immediate Conventional Technique: A Pilot Study.
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- Clinical efficacy of socket shield technique compared to conventional immediate implant placement in the aesthetic zone: a meta-analysis.International journal of implant dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Flapless Immediate Implant Placement With and Without Bone Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of soft-tissue management techniques on immediate implant placement: a randomized controlled trial.International journal of implant dentistry · 2026Trial
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Abstract
objectiveIt is irrefutable that the extraction of teeth inextricably results in definitive changes in the surrounding hard and soft tissues. Recently, Socket-Shield Technique (SST) has been used to keep the buccal two-third of the root intact in the socket. This buccal shield further preserves the periodontium-bundle bone complex and hence preserves the buccal hard and soft tissue. The purpose of the study was to do a statistical comparative analysis of two different types of flapless and graftless techniques using the esthetic (Pink Esthetic Index) and radiological parameters. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of thirty nonrestorable tooth/root stumps (vital or nonvital) were selected and randomly allocated to two different groups: control group with immediate conventional implant placement (without SST) (Group C,
resultsWithin the time frame of the study (15 days postplacement of definitive prosthesis), a statistically significant difference (
conclusionWithin the limitations of this short-term pilot study, better soft-tissue parameters were observed with SST as compared to a conventional graftless technique whenever a restoration on immediate implant placement is considered.
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