Here's a real interesting situation. I placed two implants in the anterior mandible and one of them did not integrate. I replaced the implant, but while it was integrating, I placed a transitional implant and loaded it for the retention of the overdenture...
	Above, you can see the insertion of the transitional implant right through the soft tissues. On the right, you can see the smaller transitional implant and an EDS abutment. This photo was taken at initial placement...
	The photo on the left shows the transitional implant and the EDS abutment after several months of service. The patient's oral hygiene leaves a little to be desired, but the implants are functioning perfectly...
	At the right is a patient about three minutes after the insertion of three transitional implants into the anterior mandible(there were two existing implants). Note there is no incision or sutures and no bleeding. Transitional implants were used here because of the patient's medical problems. The patient has been evaluated since placement of these implants which were hooked up to his overdenture that same day and he is doing extremely well...