Figures 13–17. Figures 13 to 16. After the socket was filled with bone graft and covered with a resorbable membrane, a free gingival plug was harvested from the palate to seal the socket. This gingival socket seal was secured in place with 5-0 vicryl sutures. Figure 17. The esthetically pleasing result was readily visible 3 months after the original procedure, even though the patient declined to wear a provisional prosthesis, which would have helped maintain the positions of the papillae.