When a 5x17 mm tissue-level implant is placed (Fig.6,7; >60 Ncm), there is a gap between it and the socket shield (Fig.6 *).  Abutment: 4x5 mm.  Bone graft has been filled in Fig.7.  There is no apparent bone loss 3.5 months postop (Fig.10) or 2 years postop (1 year 9 months post cementation, Fig.12).

Difficult Extraction   Last Socket Shield Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 03/14/2020, last revision 02/19/2021