Immediate Implant Placement Using the Socket Shield Technique: Clinical, Radiographic, and Volumetric Results Using 3D Digital Techniques-A Case Series.

Extraction-site alveolar remodeling is a major concern due to negative volumetric hard and soft tissue changes that inevitably limit rehabilitation options and diminish esthetic outcomes. Surgical techniques employed to minimize alveolar dimensional changes are not always predictable. Utilizing a socket shield with an immediate surgical implant procedure helps maintain a thin portion of the root in the vestibular area and thus minimizes bone resorption, especially at the coronal cortical aspect.

Maxillary Sinus Elevation by Crestal Window: Influence of 3D Sinus Size on Bone Regeneration-A Retrospective Clinical and Histologic Evaluation.

This evaluation correlates maxillary sinus 3D morphology with bone regeneration. In 39 patients with crestal bone ≤ 2 mm, mineralized human bone allografts were used to augment the sinus floor through the crestal window sinus elevation approach. CBCT was used to measure the buccopalatal diameter (BPD), mesiodistal diameter (MDD), and hemi-ellipsoidal volume (Vh) in all sinuses.

Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation with Porcine-Apatite Xenograft: A Prospective Case Series Study.

This study clinically and histologically evaluated the outcome of a porcineapatite xenograft used to elevate the maxillary sinus floor in a severely atrophic ridge. A two-stage crestal window sinus elevation protocol was conducted in 24 patients with crestal bone ≤ 2 mm. Highly porous porcine carbonate apatite moistened with saline solution was placed in the elevated sinus cavity as the sole grafting material.

Cortical Versus Cancellous Solvent-Dehydrated Bone Allograft for Alveolar Ridge Preservation: A Histologic Study.

Allografts have been routinely used for immediate grafting of extraction sites as modalities of alveolar ridge preservation (ARP). Solvent-dehydrated bone allograft (SDBA), which is commonly utilized for socket grafting, exists in the form of cortical and cancellous particles. This study aims to provide a histologic comparison of cortical and cancellous SDBA for ARP.