Lengthwise, a longer osteotomy is needed (Fig.4): 20 mm at the gingival level, 17 mm at the bone level.  Distal to the 5 mm tap (T) is a gap (*).

After a 5x20 mm implant (Fig.5 I) is placed, the distal gap is filled with bone graft (*).  

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 05/17/2015, last revision 02/03/2019