It appears that a 3.8x18 mm implant is not placed deep enough. Following 3-4 more turns of the implant and placement of a 5.5x4(3) mm abutment (Fig.5 A), allograft is placed (*). The bone around the implant appears to have regenerated 4 months postop (Fig.7). Bone density appears to continue increasing 9 months postop (i.e., 4.5 months post cementation, Fig.9).
Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 05/08/2017, last revision 09/04/2019