Fig.1: 2 mm pilot drill in place, 20 mm from the gingival margin.  Fig.2: I: 5x20 mm implant (insertion torque 50/60 Ncm);  A: 4x5 mm abutment; *: bone graft (mixture of autogenous bone (from reamer), mineralized allograft and Osteogen.

Three months post cementation (5 months postop), the patient returns for follow up.  There is a crater-like defect at the crest (Fig.20 *).

Palatal Insertion Last Next Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 03/23/2015, last revision 05/29/2021