A 4.5 mm tap is stable (Fig.2 T).  A 4.5x14 mm tissue-level implant (Fig.4 I) is placed with insertion torque > 60 Ncm.  A: 3.5x3 mm abutment; *: bone graft in the gap.

Buccal Gap Closure

Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 05/29/2015, last revision 05/30/2015