Socket Shield Technique Versus Early Implant Placement With Contour Augmentation

Socket Shielding in Immediate Versus Early Implant Placement With Contour Augmentation of Fresh Extraction Sockets in the Esthetic Zone. A Randomized Pilot Clinical Study.

comparing socket shield technique with early implant placement with contour augmentation in preserving the bone contour

comparing immediate implant placement with socket shield technique and final crown after 3 months with extraction and after 4 to 8 weeks implant placement with contour bone augmentation then after 3 to 4 months final crown delivery

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Non-restorable maxillary teeth in the esthetic zone
2. Intact adjacent teeth
3. Adequate palatal and apical bone that allows achieving implant primary stability.
4. Type I socket
5. ≥18 years
6. ≤ 60 years
7. Systemically healthy patients

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Extraction sockets with acute or chronic infection or with adjacent infected teeth
2. Heavy Smokers > than 10 cigarettes daily
3. Cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy or chemotherapy during or within the last 6 months.
4. Unmotivated patients to maintain adequate oral hygiene to follow up.
5. Patients with physical disabilities that could affect follow up.