Fig.12: Three months postop. Distal gap remains (>) with crestal bone resorption (*). Clinically the implant has mobility.
Fig.13: Five and a half months postop. Distal gap appears to have reduced (>). Clinically the implant is stable. What cannot be seen is closure of the buccal gap.
Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 10/28/2014, last revision 01/19/2018