Invited Commentary: On Host Site Preservation and Augmentation for Single-Implant Replacement: Is Less More?

So-called site preservation and augmentation are frequently touted as quasi-obligatory following singletooth extraction, especially in the esthetic zone. The profession deserves to know who drives this approach (informed patients, or product manufacturers via the enthusiastic advocacy of circuit lecturers?) and the longterm documented outcomes associated with this intervention's claimed efficacy, effectiveness, and unintended consequences.