(1) Long shank root resection bur (2) Extralarge round diamond head bur (to reduce the inner aspect of shield into concavity) (3) End-cutting diamond head bur (to reduce coronal aspect of shield) 4. Gingival protector (4) Irrigated surgical motor (5) Contra-angled surgical fast handpiece (6) Microperiotomes (7) Microforceps
Pontic shield As for socket-shield, plus:
(1) Socket grafting instruments: plugger, particulate graft spoon, crucible (2) SM 69 blade (or other suitable microblade, mandatory for split thickness dissection of facial and palatal pouches to tuck CTG into) 3. 6/0 nylon sutures
Root submergence
(1) Irrigated surgical motor (2) Contra-angled surgical fast handpiece (3) Extralarge round diamond head bur (for reducing coronal aspect root into concavity) (4) SM 69 blade (or other suitable microblade, mandatory for split thickness dissection of facial and palatal pouches to tuck CTG into) (5) 6/0 nylon sutures