Fig.5	Fig.6

Three weeks post-operatively, a thick band of gingiva with stippling forms in the labial aspect of the implant (between arrowheads in Fig.5, as compared to the gingiva in the edentulous region pre-operatively in Fig.6).  In addition, the gingiva is also closing the wound in the lingual aspect the implant (* in Fig.5), back to main article

Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 04/07/2011, last revision 04/08/2011