The present clinical trial aims at demonstrating facial bone regeneration on sites that presented large buccal bone dehiscences & vertical bone loss and evaluate the feasibility of performing simultaneous bone augmentation and implant placement, comparing the outcomes with sites that had intact sockets that did not require reconstruction. A secondary objective was to evaluate pink esthetics and marginal bone levels at final follow-up.
To evaluate immediate implant placement feasibility and esthetic outcomes in severely damaged sockets that received simultaneously bone reconstruction (cortical bone shield) and implant placement versus intact sockets that needed no reconstruction and had immediate implant placement.