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Someone sounds like a real life professional!i tell every patient 9-12 months on singles but lowers sometimes complete in 6ish months. that explains why doc doesn’t want to do extraction because of proximity to an implant. i tend to refer those out too especially if it’s an implant i didn’t place. bad news is getting a second implant in that small space can be even more difficult as ideal is 3mm between implants and 1.5-2 mm between implant and natural tooth root. the good news is that it is possible sometimes, however, to do a 2-unit splint on the #23 implant to replace both teeth.