PA in Fig.9 shows that the implant is just placed at the site of #31.  The septal bone (<) is compressed into the lower half of the mesial socket (*).  Four and a half months later, the upper half of the mesial socket is filled by new bone (Fig.10: *). Another three months (after cementation) the bone density in the previous mesial socket (Fig.12 *) is as high as that of the neighboring bone.  One year 9 months post cementation, bone trabecules have radiating patterns from * (Fig.14).

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 01/20/2013, last revision 11/01/2014