The socket-shield technique is an innovative partial extraction approach that preserves a portion of the tooth root within the alveolar socket. By retaining the buccal portion of the root, clinicians ...

"These results suggest that the autotransplantation of third molars with completely formed roots is effective in both surgically created and fresh extraction sockets and provides a high long-term ...

PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials. Register databases supplemented by hand searching a range of dental implants-related journals. Study quality was assessed using the ...

Placing implants immediately after an extraction has gained favor in dentistry, but questions remain about expectations for success. How does the timing of the procedure affect stability? And is ...

Sometimes, a tooth can become so severely damaged or infected that your dentist might discuss a couple of different kinds of treatment plans with you. The first is a root canal, and the other is a ...