Probably due to severe infection at #19, pain control is difficult.  Osteotomy has to be stopped 1.5 mm short of the design, as compared with Fig.3.  PA taken with a 4.5x10 mm dummy implant does not show the Inferior Alveolar Canal (Fig.1), whereas CT does (Fig.2).   

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 02/08/2019, last revision 01/05/2020