DOI: 10.36347/sjds.2020.v07i12.005

Pages: 222-229

Post extraction buccopalatal ridge collapse is a significant challenge in restorative and implant dentistry. None of the available ridge preservation/ augmentation procedures could restore the pink–white esthetics up to the mark and finally result in partial or total ridge collapse. PARTIAL EXTRACTION THERAPY (PET), a newly introduced term into literature and clinical environment aims to retain the tooth root itself. SOCKET SHIELD TECHNIQUE, introduced by Hurzeler in 2010 is one among PET, where it retains buccal/ facial root section at immediate implant placement. The purpose of this article is to report two cases where unrestorable maxillary anteriors were restored with immediate implant placement retaining buccal shield.