One year 9 months after crown cementation, bone next to the implant at the site of #31 has radiating pattern (Fig.'14; *: center of radiation), suggesting that the implant sustains a lot of chewing force.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 01/20/2013, last revision 11/01/2014