Following 4.5x11.5 mm drill, a 4.5x8 mm Bicon implant is pressed fit; its stability is lightly enhanced with placement of sticky bone in the remaining sockets (Fig.4 *) and around the black plug (Fig.5 P). The implant appears to remain covered by the bone 3 months postop (Fig.11 (* socket shield)).
Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 02/21/2020, last revision 02/21/2020