Thin Ridge Placement Implant Insertion

Placing the implant is a snap. The Drive-Lock ™ provides excellent torque. A hand wrench can also be used. The external hex remains pristine during the entire operation so it is only used later on when the restoration is placed.

On the thin side, you can see where we have lost a couple of millimeters of the labial bone. As we go apically, the bone does get thicker (this is usually the case) and if you are careful about how you have directed the path of the surgical preparation, you will find that we end up with all of our threads solidly in bone.