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After placement of the remaining graft into the palatal (Fig.6 P) and distobuccal (DB) sockets of #14 and collagen plug into the 3 sockets of #14, abutments change to those with cuffs 1 mm shorter for occlusal clearance. The abutments are used to hold an immediate provisional bridge in place. The latter keeps the collagen plug and graft in place.
Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 12/20/2016, last revision 12/20/2016