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.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 10/28/2014, last revision 01/19/2018