We present a patient a fractured central incisor who was planned for extraction with immediate implant placement using socket shield / partial extraction therapy for preservation of bone and soft tissue form and optimal aesthetics. A 2 year follow up shows remarkable preservation of tissue and aesthetics.
Treatment
- The tooth was extracted using socket shield / partial extraction therapy (PET) technique.
- A dental implant was placed using surgical guide designed based on 3-D work up
- A gap bone graft was placed
- The prefabricated provisional restoration was modified to a customized healing abutment due to deep overbite
- Patient’s own tooth was used as a transitional restoration, bonded to adjacent teeth
- After 3.5 months of healing, implant digital impression was obtained using a scan body
- Implant was restored with a customized abutment and screw-retained restoration
