After extraction without drilling, a 4x11 mm dummy implant is placed as a tap drill with satisfactory stability (Fig.4).  Following placement of a definitive implant (4x9 mm), the buccal and lingual (L) gaps are filled with allograft.

No Drill Osteotomy

Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 11/26/2016, last revision 01/19/2018