Fig.4: A 3x5 mm 20 ° offset abutment is inserted and cemented.  A retentive groove is prepared on the abutment and the underlying implant; chamfer margin placed on the implant. If it were done today, a shorter and narrower implant would be placed in a more favorable buccopalatal position so that a straight abutment could be used.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 12/21/2013, last revision 08/05/2020