Current implant techniques—an overview 11

Fig. 1-26. A periapical radiograph reveals the copings and the osseous edentulous implant area.

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Fig. 1-27. The procedures for placing a vent-plant implant are similar to those for the spiral-shaft implant procedures. First, a No. 6 round bur is used to perforate the fibromucosa and enter the bone.

Fig. 1-29. A, A second No. 6 round bur is drilled into the bone 5 mm. distal to the first round bur. It should be parallel to it. B, Both round burs are parallel to each other and to the anterior crown preparations.

Fig. 1-28. The round bur in the bone.

Fig. 1-30. A helical bur is substituted for one of the round burs.