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Following three adjacent extractions, a single bone block containing the extraction sockets was mobilized through an oral-side oval osteotomy, displaced superiorly, and augmented. Cone-beam computed tomography was obtained before augmentation, at 6 months, and 1 year after loading. Results: All 26 sites received two implants at 6 months; all 52 implants survived through 1 year of loading. Mean estimated displacement was 7.2 mm. Mean implant-bearing mineralized-tissue heights were 12.9 mm at 6 months and 12.8 mm at loaded follow-up; individual paired measurements and dispersion were unavailable. Pain lasted 4.7 \u00b1 2.3 days. Small-to-moderate hematoma occurred in 10\/20 patients. No dehiscence or clinically suspected membrane perforation was reported at 26 sites; no clinically suspected sinusitis or reoperation was reported in 20 patients. Conclusions: The findings support feasibility in selected patients, not comparative effectiveness, confirmed membrane integrity, or individual dimensional stability. 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