FOR IMMEDIATE IMPLANT PLACEMENT, SOCKET SHIELD TECHNIQUE MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE MARGINAL BONE LOSS AS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL PROTOCOL

Clinical outcomes of retention of the buccal root section combined with immediate implant placement: A systematic review of longitudinal studies. Kotsakis GA, Nguyen TT, Siormpas K, Pikos MA, Pohl S, Tarnow D, Mitsias M, Root Membrane Group. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. 2023; 25(1): 23-34. doi:10.1111/cid.13150. Epub 2022 Nov 4. PMID: 36,331,494.The study was self-funded by the authors.Systematic review and meta-analysis.