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Volume 43 , Issue 2
March/April 2023
Pages 156–165

Management of Root Sensitivity following Socket Shield Technique with Anterior Single Immediate Implant Placement and Provisionalization

Qiao Fang, DDS, MSD/Joseph Y. Kan, DDS, MS/Sunee Limmeechokchai, DDS, MSD/Kitichai Rungcharassaeng, DDS, MS/Jaime Lozada, DDS/Robert A. Handysides, DDS

DOI: 10.11607/prd.5462

It is challenging for implants in the esthetic zone to maintain the facial soft tissue contour and interimplant papillae. To counteract the inevitable hard and soft tissue changes after tooth extraction, the socket shield technique (SST) has been advocated as means to maintain the facial and/or interproximal osseous and gingival architecture. As SST is a technique-sensitive procedure, various complications related to SST have been reported. This article presents a unique complication after a socket shield procedure and a novel management of the complication.

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