A 7x17 mm gingiva-level implant (Fig.4 I) is placed with insertion torque > 60 Ncm (*: septum).  The distal threads (between arrowheads) appear not to be covered by the native bone.

Three months postop, the bone graft (Fig.10 *) has apparently grown into the distal threads (>).

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 10/21/2014, last revision 02/17/2015