With the advent of the endosteal bladevent implants most screws and pin type implants disappeared from the implant scene. Fig. 23 shows the edentulous areas and figs. 24, 25 the healed, bladevents and x-ray respectively. Fig. 26 shows a five and one half year post-operative clinical view of the two bicuspid crowns with lingual extensions to resist lateral thrusts of the tongue and fig. 27 shows a five and one half year panoramic x-ray showing no bone loss.

A single anterior missing mandibular tooth usually allows a very deep single bladevent to be inserted since there are no vital areas to be concerned about. Figs. 28 and 29 show the edentulous area and the one tooth removable prosthesis the patient had to cope with. The tissues were incised and reflected, fig. 30, and the bladevent was tapped into a prepared groove, figs. 31, 32, and the tissues sutured closed, fig. 33. Fig. 34 shows the healed tissue around the blade and figs. 35 and 36 show the final cementation of the single crown with lingual rests.

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