The advantage to place implants for a bruxer is that there is sufficient bone height (Fig.4). The bone density also appears to be high; there is a thick cortical bone in the edentulous ridge of #2 (arrowheads).
The immediate implant at the site of #5 has been in function for 2 months.
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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 04/06/2013, last revision 01/19/2018