With a diamond bur shaped like an American football, a 2 to 3 mm niche was prepared in the gum of the edentulous area. This procedure was carried out with the purpose of creating over the gum the gingival contour for an ovoid pontic A three week healing period was observed. The provisional prosthesis was once again put in place.
Se procedió a realizar un nicho en la encía de la zona edéntula de 2 a 3 mm de profundidad, mediante una fresa de diamante en forma de balón de fútbol americano, con la finalidad de crear sobre la encía el contorno gingival para el póntico ovoide .