An immediate implant placement in the anterior aesthetic zone is a challenging job for the operator since it is associated with higher chances of buccal bone resorption both in vertical and horizontal dimensions after extraction of tooth. In the present era of modern implantology newer techniques, materials and methods are introducing day by day to prevent bone loss around immediate extraction implant placement site and maintenance of soft tissue as well as hard tissue architecture around the implant. Partial extraction therapy / socket shield therapy is one of the promising and successful technique to prevent buccal bone loss and maintenance of soft tissue architecture around the implant. In SST a piece of tooth root which is left over the buccal wall to maintain the blood supply through periodontal ligament hence preventing the bone loss and maintaining the volume of surrounding tissue (1). This technique is practiced from single rooted to multiple rooted tooth. The complexity of the technique and chances of procedural error increases with the variation in anatomy of root in term of shape, number, curvature and location inside oral cavity.
