When the ostetomy is large enough following using osteotomes and reamers (Fig.7), a 7x17 mm tap is placed;  it drops mainly into the mesial socket (Fig.8).  The septum appears to have been pushed to the distal one (<).   The upper portion of the tap is still in the middle of the edentulous space for restoration.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 03/24/2013, last revision 01/29/2014