Fig.2 pre-op: #8 endo-perio disease, nonsalvageable; #9 RCT short fill (black arrowhead) with periapical radiolucency (red arrowhead).  Fig.3: 15 months after RCT retreat (arrowhead), the periapical radiolucency of #9 isappears; 12 months after extraction of #8, Bicon 4.5x8 mm implant placed (I).  Return to original article

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