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

Fig.8: An coronal section of an upper molar. As a large implant is placed, the palatal portion of the septum is further pushed into the palatal socket (arrow, almost obliterating the latter) and at the same time the sinus floor is lifted.

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