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I case study _ implant treatment _Summary Patient A 53-year-old woman presented with missing tooth 46. The alveolar ridge height at the site was uneven, sloping in a buccal direction by approxi- mately 2 mm. The interdental papillae at tooth 45 and at tooth 47 were only marginally filled. Challenge To retain the hard and soft tissue structures around the implant to the greatest extent possible. Fig. 1a_Not providing support to the lingual bone leads to its resorption. Fig. 1b_Risk of discolouration or necessitating augmentation. Figs. 2a–c_The height of the slope from the lingual to buccal side varies between 1.5 and 1.7 mm, depending on the design and diameter of the implant. Fig. 3_The CBCT images show the sloped atrophied alveolar ridge in region 46. Functional hard and soft tissue preservation in the sloped alveolar ridge Author_ Dr Robert Nölken, Germany 08 I cone beam 1_2016 Fig. 1a Fig. 1b Fig. 2a Fig. 2b Fig. 2c Fig. 3 CBE0116_08-11_Noelken 21.01.16 11:00 Seite 1 CBE0116_08-11_Noelken 21.01.1611:00 Seite 1

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