A Double Case: Socket Shield and Pontic Shield Techniques on Aesthetic Zone
Carlos Polis-Yanes1, Carla Cadenas-Sebastián1, Claudia Oliver-Puigdomenech1
1School of Dentistry, University of Barcelona, University Campus of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Case Reports in Dentistry
|November 12, 2020
Abstract:
When a tooth is extracted, a bone remodeling of the alveolar process occurs irretrievably. Various techniques have emerged over time to maintain the thickness of the bone crest in fixed prosthetics on teeth and implants. The socket shield and pontic shield techniques are aimed at minimizing buccal bone remodeling, especially in the aesthetic area. We present a case of an aesthetic sector rehabilitated with partial fixed denture using the socket shield and pontic shield techniques.


