Socket-shield Technique vs Conventional Immediate Implant Placement for Esthetic Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Conclusion: SST had a positive effect on the esthetic rehabilitation for anterior teeth better than CIIP. However, this conclusion was dependent on a very few well-conducted prospective RCT and non-RCT. Further RCTs with longer observational time, proper methodology, and of larger sample size are still required to adequately answer the question of the present SR.Clinical significance: There is limited knowledge about the appropriateness of SST in the field of implant dentistry, specifically for esthetic consideration. This SR/MA confirmed the positive effect of the SST over CIIP for esthetic rehabilitation for anterior teeth.
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