The implant and abutment do not appear to be too buccal (Fig.9).  The buccal exposure of the implant threads is more likely due to the buccal plate defect.  The implant should be smaller than 8 mm in diameter.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 11/19/2014, last revision 11/20/2018