Fig.5: CT taken less than a week after extraction shows (coronal section) that the bone is wide (between white >), whereas the height is limited (between yellow >).  A wide, but short implant is planned (white box: 6x11 mm).  The sinus membrane is between pink and red outlines (post-extraction edema).

Some of the alveolar bone is pushed upward with osteotomes, taps and the implant (Fig.'5).

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 04/20/2013, last revision 12/29/2013