No Fixation of Fixture Anchor Pin with Offset
There is offset (10.5 mm) associated with #3 and 4 guided placement. When #4 implant placement is done first with >20 Ncm, a fixture anchor pin cannot be engaged. For anchorage purpose, can the implant be placed 1.5 mm shallower initially and then deeper later on (when #3 placement is done)? In fact the insertion torque of #3 is less than 15 Ncm (Fig.1). Narrow healing abutments are placed to reduce lateral micromovement. Pain control is good with 1 carpule of Xylocaine with 1:100,000 Epinephrine. The patient is pleased with much less postop discomfort than the 2 previous implant surgeries (#20 and 19).
Return to Upper Molar Premolar Immediate Implant, Trajectory Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 09/18/2018, last revision 12/03/2018