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Multicenter Clinical Study on the Efficacy and Esthetic Outcomes of Immediate Implant Placement Using the Socket-Shield Technique Versus Conventional Immediate Implantation in the Anterior Maxillary Esthetic Zone
Sponsor: First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Summary
This study plans to enroll no fewer than 48 adult patients who have non-restorable maxillary anterior teeth due to trauma or dental diseases and are candidates for immediate implant placement, meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
48
Start Date
2027-01-01
Completion Date
2029-12-31
Last Updated
2026-09-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
the Socket Shield Technique (SST) immediate implant placement
During tooth extraction, a stable buccal root fragment (shield) is preserved. The specific procedures are as follows: Minimally invasively extract the crown of the affected tooth, preserving a buccal root fragment approximately 1-2 mm in thickness; Adjust the coronal aspect of the root fragment to approximately 2 mm apical to the gingival margin, ensuring a rounded and blunt coronal edge that is flush with the alveolar crest; Maintain the integrity of the buccal bone plate without any fractures;
Conventional immediate implant placement
Completely remove the root of the affected tooth and complete the procedure according to the conventional immediate implant placement protocol: Minimally invasively extract the affected tooth (complete root extraction); Place the implant within the extraction socket (biased toward the palatal side); Fill the jump gap with a low-resorption xenogeneic bone substitute material; Perform soft and hard tissue management according to the conventional immediate implant placement SOP.