Soaad Tolba Mohammed Tolba Badawi

This study tested whether using a patient's own extracted tooth as a bone graft (AMDG) works better than a synthetic material (β-TCP) or no graft at all for preserving the jawbone after tooth removal. Twenty-two adults who needed a maxillary premolar pulled received one of the th…

This study tested methods to prevent bone and gum shrinkage after removing a front tooth. Fifty-six adults were randomly assigned to standard extraction, extraction with a blood-and-bone graft, a technique that keeps a tooth root fragment (pontic shield), or the fragment plus gra…

This completed trial tested the Socket Shield Technique (SST), where a thin piece of tooth root is left in place after extraction to support the bone and gum around a dental implant. 25 adults needing a single front tooth implant were randomly assigned to get the implant right aw…

This study looked at whether a special 3D X-ray called CBCT, taken before dental implant surgery, can predict how stable the implant will be once placed. 29 patients had their bone density and ridge width measured from the scan. After implant placement, stability was measured usi…