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

Fig.7: An coronal section of an upper molar. As the diameter of osteotomes increases, the palatal portion of the septum is further pushed into the palatal socket (arrow) and at the same time the sinus floor microfractures upward more.

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