Vestibular Socket Therapy in Compromised Sockets

(VST) included the following steps. a-traumatic tooth extraction, the socket curetted and rinsed with normal saline thoroughly . One-cm long vestibular access incision was made using a 15c blade 3-4 mm apical to the mucogingival junction at the related socket. A subperiosteal tunnel was created connecting the socket orifice and the vestibular access incision using periotomes and micro periosteal elevators A flexible cortical membrane shield that is made of cortical bone of heterologous origin of 0.6 mm thickness was hydrated and then trimmed and introduced from the vestibular access incision reaching 1 mm below the socket orifice through the tunnel then stabilized using a micro screw to the alveolar bone apical to the base of the socket .