Severe Bone Loss and Thick Gingiva

A 47-year-old man has strong desire to take care of #7 cross bite and #23 periodontitis after finishing implants at #3, 9, and 19.  CBCT taken 2 years earlier shows severe bone loss around the tooth #23, especially distal (Fig.1 *).  After placement of a 3 mm 1-piece implant with 4 mm cuff (because of the thick gingiva), pack bone graft between #22 and 23.  Take preop photos and PAs.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 04/22/2018, last revision 04/22/2018