Fig.9 (mirror view): Creating an osteotomy in the buccal socket as palatal as possible leads to the center of a straight (not angulated) abutment in alignment of those of the neighboring teeth.  The buccal gap is filled with bone graft (<).  *: small, shallow palatal socket.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 09/04/2014, last revision 01/19/2018