Due to the thick gingiva and severe bone loss, a 5x12 mm implant is intentionally placed 3 mm above the base of the socket bone (Fig.5,6 (yellow dashed line)).  There appears to be 1.43 mm clearance from the Inferior Alveolar Canal.  The osteotomy walls are solid and hard.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 06/12/2018, last revision 06/12/2018