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The Socket-Shield Technique: Digital Planning, Guided Surgery, and Immediate Implant Loading—2-Year Follow-Up

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Anterior aesthetic zone implant placement and tooth restoration can be a quite challenging procedure. Modern technology offers new tools that can help maximize results in both aesthetic and functional ways.… Click to show full abstract

Anterior aesthetic zone implant placement and tooth restoration can be a quite challenging procedure. Modern technology offers new tools that can help maximize results in both aesthetic and functional ways. The socket-shield technique, as described by Hürzeler et al., boosted with the 3D diagnostics, digital planning, and 3D printing, could provide a valuable alternative to traditional approaches. This case report describes a clinical workflow for an efficient anterior implant-prosthetic restoration.

Keywords: digital planning; shield technique; socket shield

Journal Title: Case Reports in Dentistry
Year Published: 2022

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