When a 6x17 mm implant is placed, the 1st thread appears to be in contact with the bone (Fig.4<).

Three months postop, the coronal half of the 1st thread appears to be devoid of the bone mesially (Fig.6 *).

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 02/10/2016, last revision 02/23/2021