Fig.3: Following extraction and sectioning the septum, the osteotomy is initiated with a 2 mm pilot drill.  Although the drill deviates into the mesial socket, the coronal end is controlled more or less in the middle of the edentulous area (compare white and red lines). 

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 03/09/2014, last revision 07/12/2020