Immediate Loading of Single Implants in the Anterior Maxilla: A 1-Year Prospective Clinical Study on 34 Patients

Figure 3

Surgery. The nonrestorable tooth is extracted (a) and the socket is carefully debrided (b), in order to remove all infected tissue; then, the implant site is prepared with sequential drills, exceeding the alveolar apex 3-4 mm (c) and before to place the implant, a connective tissue graft is harvested from the palate, in order to thicken the soft tissues in the delicate buccal area (d).

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