When the bridge is sectioned between #7 and 8, the tooth #6 is found non-salvageable, subgingival 2nd caries palatally (Fig.1).  The alveolus at #7 is atrophic.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 01/06/2017, last revision 02/20/2021