When the displaced tooth #14 (Fig.1) with palatal gingival recession (Fig.2) is extracted, the buccal plate is low, while the palatal one is lost.   Osteotomy is initiated in the bottom of the socket buccally.  The osteotomy gradually move palatally as it increases because of the slope of the socket bottom.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 09/07/2017, last revision 08/18/2018