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Trial reportOral and maxillofacial surgery2026

The socket-shield technique in orthodontics: a method for alveolar ridge preservation.

Yuhang Zhang, Zhe Ji, Li Lin, Hui Ye, Jianxin Ji

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06510621 (The Preliminary Application of Socket-shield Technique in Orthodontic Extraction and Fixed Orthodontic Treatment), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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The Preliminary Application of Socket-shield Technique in Orthodontic Extraction and Fixed Orthodontic Treatment

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled26ConditionsImmediate Dental Implant LoadingArmsSocket-Shield Technique
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Yuhang Zhang *Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Zhe Ji *Center for Information Technology and Statistics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China.
Li LinDepartment of Stomatology, Meizhou People's Hospital, Meizhou, Guangdong, 514031, China.
Hui YeDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Jianxin JiDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China. jian_xin_ji@163.com.

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Abstract

backgroundThis study was conducted to investigate the clinical efficacy of Socket-Shield Technique on the adult first premolar bone preservation in Orthodontic Extraction Treatment.

methods26 patients who were underwent Orthodontic Extraction Treatment in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University were enrolled. Extracted teeth were paired and randomly allocated into two groups: test group (Socket-Shield Technique) and control group. Finally, the socket-shield was removed when the adjacent tooth moved proximate to the shield during the process of closing orthodontic gap. Cone beam computerized tomography were utilized to access the buccolingual resorption and vertical resorption at 1 mm, 3 mm and 5 mm from a reference plane of alveolar crest, as well as tooth movement rate.

resultsThe first premolar alveolar bone height resorption of test group were significantly lower than those in control group. Resorption of alveolar bone width at 1 mm and 3 mm above the reference plane at T1, T2 and T3 in the test group were significantly lower than those in the control group. There were no significant differences at 5 mm above reference plane. The tooth movement rate between the test group and the control group have no significant difference.

conclusionsSocket-Shield Technique has a positive clinical effect on preserving the alveolar bone of the first premolar in adults with thin buccal alveolar bone and does not exert any discernible influence on the rate of orthodontic tooth movement in Orthodontic Extraction Treatment. CLINICAL

trial registrationThe trial was registered in Clinical Trial Registry ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ ) on 02/01/2024 and the registration number is NCT06510621.

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Alveolar Bone LossAlveolar ProcessBicuspidTooth ExtractionTooth Movement TechniquesTooth SocketAdolescentAdultCone-Beam Computed TomographyFemaleHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultBone preservationFirst premolar extractionOrthodonticsSocket-shield technique

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PMCPMC12789239

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