Fig.3. Treatment plan is to do bone expansion and place 4x20 mm Tatum D implant (yellow box).  The labial plate is expected to move labially evenly as indicated by arrows.

Fig.4 five and one half month post-op CBCT (Carestream, taken in Dr. Bernee Dunson's office) shows that the coronal half of the labial plate is resorbed (4x16 mm D implant)

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 12/22/2011, last revision 12/23/2011