Final implant (Fig.5: 4x9 mm; red dashed line: socket) is placed 4 mm subgingival (supracrestal buccal; infracrestal lingual); Vanilla graft placed buccodistal (*).  One month later, the abutment dislodges.  The patient insists upon no provisional so that he can masticate on the right side, since there is no functional molars on the left side.  A 4.5x3 mm healing abutment is placed.  The implant appears to have osteointegrated 5 months postop (Fig7).  A 4.5x5.7(4) mm pair abutment is placed for impression.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 01/11/2018, last revision 09/27/2018