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To prevent further tooth shifting during osteointegration, an immediate provisional will be fabricated (Fig.3 red). When osteointegration occurs, place a rubber separator between the provisional and the 2nd premolar (blue) so that the latter will gradually move (open arrow) back to its original place.
Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 01/02/2015, last revision 01/03/2015