As long as there is healed bone mesially and distally that flanks a socket created from an extracted tooth, screw type implants or vitreous carbon implants or a bladevent implant can be immediately inserted, fig. 1. The "socket" bladevent must, however, be tapped in such a manner that the recessed shoulder is at least 2 mm. below the lowest cortical plate that exists which is usually the buccal and both posts must rest on the alveolar crest mesial and distal to the socket, figs. 2, 3. In this manner bone will definitely grow over the shoulder of the blade and the soft tissues will heal uneventfully, fig. 4. An immediate x-ray shows the socket blade properly inserted, fig. 5. Castings are fabricated, fig. 6, and the completed prosthesis is completed and cemented, figs. 7, 8, 9. A final x-ray, fig. 10.

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