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A 52-year-old woman is petit in stature and partially edentulous. Since the implant at #13 is distally placed (with a temporary crown in place after abutment screw retightening), the implant at #14 should be placed as mesial as possible. The initial osteotomy should be 12 mm from the distal surface of the tooth #12 (Fig.1). Secondly the osteotomy should be underprep because of low bone density (160-240 Units, Fig.2).
Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 07/27/2018, last revision 07/27/2018