Osteotomy is initiated in the buccal slope of the septum with osteotomes, followed by insertion of a 4.5 mm tap to determine the depth of the osteotomy (Fig.2). The osteotomy is intentionally placed slightly mesial to the socket for restoration.
Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 05/09/2015, last revision 12/26/2019