The periodontal dressing remains stable 7 days postop (Fig.5) because it wraps around the abutments (Fig.6 A).  By the time the periodontal dressing gets loose, #8 buccal soft tissue defect should be healing.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 11/02/2018, last revision 11/12/2018