Fig.3: a 7 mm tap has barely entered the sinus and does not bind to the bone tight.   A larger tap and implant are followed. Bone contact is less distally than mesially.  A large amount of bone graft is needed to fill the gaps.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 05/09/2015, last revision 02/05/2019