Fig. 4: I: implant when a new crown is just cemented. 

Fig.6. 10 months later, the bone (<) around the first thread of the implant is more solid (whiter) than before, as compared to the same area in Fig.4. 

Fig.8: Another year later, the bone appears to have grown into the thread of the implant (<).

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 02/27/2013, last revision 04/10/2014