A 46-year-old woman returns for preparation for an implant at #30 two years 3 months post #6 and 7 implant crown cementation (Fig.1). With the moderate ridge, implant placement should be easy, but the vertical restorative height is limited due to the opposing supraerupted molar. If the keratinized gingiva is narrow, make incision instead of tissue punch.
Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 03/04/2020, last revision 05/26/2020