The size of the implants at the sites of #18-20 is shown in Fig.3 in millimeters. The insertion torque is around 50 Ncm. Red dashed line: the Inferior Alveolar Canal and Mental Foramen (loop). In fact the implants are not placed subcrestal, as compared to guided surgery at #29 and 30
It appears that there is mild bone loss, particularly mesial to the implant at #18, 4 months postop (Fig.5,6 *). The patient is a smoker. In fact, the implants should have been placed deeper. Underprep should have been avoided, particularly at #18. Oral hygiene should be emphasized.
Five months post cementation, the patient returns because of loose abutment screw at #18. Bone resorption is noted (Fig.7 arrowheads). His oral hygiene is fair. He refuses implant at #2, saying that he dares not to chew on the left. When the screw became loose again 3 months later, he accepted the treatment. The implant at #19 is loose with a gap between the implant and the bone 3 years 5 months post cementation (Fig.12 *).
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