The socket-shield technique in orthodontics: a method for alveolar ridge preservation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was conducted to investigate the clinical efficacy of Socket-Shield Technique on the adult first premolar bone preservation in Orthodontic Extraction Treatment.

Methods

26 patients who were underwent Orthodontic Extraction Treatment in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University were enrolled. Extracted teeth were paired and randomly allocated into two groups: test group (Socket-Shield Technique) and control group. Finally, the socket-shield was removed when the adjacent tooth moved proximate to the shield during the process of closing orthodontic gap. Cone beam computerized tomography were utilized to access the buccolingual resorption and vertical resorption at 1 mm, 3 mm and 5 mm from a reference plane of alveolar crest, as well as

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12789239 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature