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  #13 implant

  Posted by Dr. on July 17, 2024 at 2:40 pm

  Hi everyone. The virtually planned implant #13 (3.8x12mm BH tapered pro) is considerably more submerged vs #12 implant (about 4mm difference). Would there be any serious long term issues with this large discrepancy between adjacent implant platforms? My initial thought is to GBR the buccal first so it would “fatten up” the thin crestal 2-3mm (and also the rest of the buccal) so that I can move the implant platform a couple of mm crestally. What are your thoughts? Thank you for your help.

  

  

  Jedediah replied 4 months, 3 weeks ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Jedediah

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  July 17, 2024 at 7:30 pm

  The discrepancy in height doesn’t bother me. However, the width of the bone is definitely a concern as it is very thin. Ideally, ridge augmentation would greatly improve the outcome long-term of that implant and what could be placed in terms of size. Definitely a more narrow implant would be best with the existing bone and even better a ridge augmentation to help build up more bone and biology for your future implant.

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