Socket Shield With Immediate Implant Stability

Ain Shams University16 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate socket shield technique either placing implant in direct contact to tooth fragment versus gap created between the tooth and implant.

Patients with a non-restorable tooth located in anterior maxillary arch was included in this study, patients were divided into two groups, eight implants per group, both groups had socket shield, group 1 will have implant in direct contact with shield, second group had a gap between dental implant and shield. soft tissue stability, bone width and implant stability was assessed preoperatively, immediate and 6 months postoperative.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dental Implant

Interventions

Dental implantDEVICE

Comparative

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with a non-restorable tooth located in anterior maxillary arch (upper right second premolar to upper left second premolar). Tooth to be extracted is endodontically treated and free from periapical infection. 2. Systemic free patients according to modified Cornell medical index (Brodmank and Erdmann 1949). 3. Patients with good compliance. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Teeth with current acute periapical infection or sinus tracts. 2. Heavy smokers and patients with bruxism habits. 3. Patients with poor oral hygiene or not willing to perform oral hygiene measures. 4. Vulnerable groups (as pregnant females and decisionally impaired individuals).

Locations (1)

Doaa Khattab

Cairo, Abbassia, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Soft tissue stability

Pink esthetic score

Time frame: 6 months postoperatively

Secondary Outcomes

Bone stability

By Ostell

Time frame: 6 months postoperatively

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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