In contrast, an immediate provisional is fabricated without preparation of the abutments of the 1-piece implants (Fig.7).  As soon as the wound heals, the provisional will be relined to create oval pontic and keep the gingival form at #23 and 26.

1-Piece Implant

Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 09/01/2016, last revision 09/01/2016