Defining characteristics: One missing tooth to be replaced by an implant-borne prosthesis.
Placement Protocol Early or late implant placement
Bone Volume Deficient horizontally, allowing simultaneous augumentation
Anatomical Risk Low
Esthetic Risk High
Risk of Complications Low
Anatomical Risk Low
Additional procedures • simultaneous horizontal bone augmentation
may be required • adjunctive soft tissue graft
Additional risks • gingival recession at adjacent teeth
• involvement of the mental nerve in mandibular sites • donor site morbidity • complications in the grafted site (low for small defects, risk increases with larger defects)