Socket Shield Technique Versus Conventional Immediate Implant Placement in Thin Buccofacial Bone

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Crestal Bone Loss

Treatments: Procedure: Conventional immediate implantation; Device: Socket shield

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03264053

CEBD-CU-2017-08-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

Buccal bone is prone to resorb after tooth extraction specially with immediate tooth implantation which could compromise the esthetics of the patient. socket shield technique retains the buccal aspect of the extracted root fragment which may help in preventing the buccal bone from resorbing and prevent esthetics deterioration

Full description

The alveolar ridge resorbs and collapses following tooth removal which continues to be a major concern for practitioners. Many researchers concluded that buccal aspect of the ridge is more prone to resorption, as it is primarily supplied by the periodontal tissues and ligments of the tooth. Therefore, extraction of the hopeless tooth, may be a reason for buccal cortical plate resorbing at a faster rate than the palatal plate leading to its total degradation. This may lead to dimensional changes in the human ridge and the aesthetic area is highly affected by this process. Several techniques in the litreture were proposed to solve the problem of thin buccal bone resorption with or without immediate implantation in the aesthetic area. Some of these techniques are the guided bone and soft tissue regenraton and bone augmentation but proved to be slight aggressive with high morbidity rate. Recently, several papers were published concerning the socket shield technique explaining how to maintain the ridge width and height. Socket shield technique that was first introduced in 2010 aids at retaining the buccal fragment of root in place and intact thus placing the implant behind the lingual aspect of that fragment so that the periodontal ligments and tissues preserve its vitality and aids in preventing the collapsing of the buccal bone. This would help in improving aesthetics especially during immediate implant placment in the anterior maxillary region.

Enrollment: 86 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Humans

  • Esthetic area (anterior and first premolars)
  • Intact labial plate
  • Hopeless tooth indicated for extraction and immediate implant placement

Exclusion criteria

• • Implantation after trauma

  • Peri-implantits defects
  • Use of barrier membranes(GBR)
  • Socket preservation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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86 participants in 2 patient groups

SOCKET SHIELD TECHNIQUE

Experimental group

Description:

Socket shield is the surgical removal of the frontal aspect of the badly broken root and retaining the lingual aspect so as to prevent crestal bone loss with insertion of the dental implant behind it

Treatment:

Device: Socket shield

Conventional immediate implantation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Conventional immediate implantation is the surgical removal of the entire badly broken root

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional immediate implantation