One-stage implant versus two-stage implant surgeries. (A) One-stage surgery with the implant designed such that the coronal portion of the implant extends through the gingiva. (B) One-stage surgery with implant designed to be used for two-stage surgery. A healing abutment is connected to the implant during the first-stage surgery. (C) In the twostage surgery, the top of the implant is completely submerged under the gingiva. (From Newman MG, Takei HH, Klokkevold PR, et al. Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology. 11th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2012.)