Socket Shield & Other PET Techniques
PET = Partial Extraction Therapy
This includes SOCKET SHIELD, PONTIC SHIELD, ROOT SUBMERGENCE TECHNIQUE, & DELAYED GLOCKER APPROACH.
PET Socket Shield step-by-step Animation
Great animnated video showing the Socket Shield Technique from Dr. Howard Gluckman and Implant Aesthetic Academy.
PET - Root Submergence Technique (RST)
Partial extraction therapies include Socket shield , Pontic Shield and and Root submergence technique (RST). Root Submergence Technique was well described by Maurice Albert Salama and co workers. It is the ultimate way to prevent ridge collapse in a pontic site. together with an Ovate pontic their article showed unbelievable results in both bone and soft tissue maintenance. This animation shows the step by step management of the RST.
The Pontic Shield Technique
The Pontic Shield. The ideal treatment for pontic sites when Root submergence technique is not possible. If you have a periapical area on the root a, necrotic pulp, a hyperemic pulp or a sclerotic pulp then the pontic shield is preferred over the root submergence technique. This animation shows how to manage the technique step by step.
