A 3 mm implant positioner (Fig.3 P) is placed over the ridge of #10 to make sure that there will be sufficient keratinized gingiva surrounding the prospective 3 mm implant after tissue punch with similar diameter.

The residual root at the site of #11 will be sectioned with a surgical fissural bur (dashed line).

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 12/02/2014, last revision 08/05/2018