A definitive implant is placed around the level of the buccal crest (Fig.3: 5x9 mm). Autogenous bone harvested from MD is placed distal to the implant; a 5.5x5.7(4) mm abutment is placed. Red dashed line: the superior border of the Inferior Alveolar Canal.
The immediate provisional dislodges 4 months postop (Fig.6). It appears that there is bone formation distal to the implant (coronally).
Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 08/01/2017, last revision 08/15/2018