Pre-operative view of the cone beam: the bone is too thin to receive a dental implant, a pre-implant guided bone regeneration is therefore considered at first.
Cut after guided bone regeneration: the thickness of the ridge has been considerably increased.
Intraoral view after healing. An implant may be placed 4 months after the first operation.
Imaging after implant placement.
3 months later, a zirconia abutment is attached to the implant.
Then a ceramic crown is glued on the zirconia abutment.
Postoperative view of the patient's smile.