A 5x10 mm implant is placed with guided surgery in ~10 minutes.  When a 5.5x5 mm healing abutment is placed, hemostasis is achieved (Fig.1).  There is no bone loss around the implant 3.5 months postop, which suggests that it is an atraumatic procedure (Fig.3).

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 03/26/2018, last revision 07/12/2018