Immediate implants should be placed in the palatal socket or the septum, Duluth GA Dentist Dental Education Lecture

Fig.6: An coronal section of an upper molar. A narrow osteotome is driven into the septum, pushing the palatal portion of the septum into the palatal socket slightly (arrow) and at the same time microfracturing the sinus floor upward.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 12/22/2013, last revision 12/22/2013