Case report: clinical benefits of socket shield technique combined with transmucosal anatomic implant components
By Marco Morello, Enrico Poglio, Andrea De Maria, Mario Bresciano in Quintessence Publishing Co (2023)
One of the key factors in the aesthetic success of implant-supported prostheses in the esthetic zone is the preservation of the natural architecture of the peri-implant tissues.
The present case replaces two maxillary lateral incisors with reduced vestibular cortical bone with implant-supported crowns. The socket shield technique was adopted to conserve tissue volume, guided surgery was used to achieve optimal implant insertion, and anatomically shaped transmucosal implant components were selected to shape the peri-implant soft tissues with ideal emergence profiles and enable direct digital impressions without scanbodies.
The combination of immediate implants, guided surgery, socket shield technique, anatomically shaped transmucosal implant components and scanbodies-free digital impressions has resulted in a successful rehabilitation with healthy, stable and anatomically shaped peri-implant tissues.
