PMC4672862_01
Clinical examination depicts loss of buccal cortical bone showing implants under thin mucoperiosteum.
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F1
Mucoperiosteum covering the dental implant in 41 regions was so thinned that implant outline can be easily appreciable in transmitted light (Figure 1).
Mucoperiosteal flap raised to depict completely denuded buccal aspect of implant.
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F2
After hemostasis, the examination revealed completely denuded buccal aspect of the implant in relation to 41 (Figure 2).
Graft marked using postage stamp method keeping same distance from implants.
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F3
The graft was marked using postage stamp method (Figure 3).
Symphysis block graft with cancellous bone chips placed and stabilised using single screw apical to implants.
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F4
The graft was stabilised over the buccal aspect of implants using titanium screw away from implants (Figure 4).