The tooth is sectioned (Fig.2 *); the palatal portion is removed, while the buccal one is trimmed until new moon-shaped and subgingival (Fig.3 * (gauze (G) packed in the socket while photo taking)).

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 09/19/2017, last revision 07/26/2018