Larger and Longer Implant

A 47-year-old man requests extraction of the tooth #30 for implant in spite of the fact of missing #31 (Fig.1),  The tooth #30 remains symptomatic after RCT retreatment by a specialist.  The apical distal canal is obliterated.

To quicken healing, an implant larger than 5.5 mm will be placed (Fig.2).  To establish osteotomy in the relative narrow septum, it seems  necessary to use Magic Drills sequentially instead of single fashion.  Use of 4.8 mm MD in the pointed septal crest may create vibration and instability.  The drill may drift into the mesial or distal socket. 

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 07/26/2017, last revision 08/19/2018