I couldn't agree with Jerry more. I have seen implant placements that virtually make prosthetic reconstruction impossible. Surgeons like to put them where the optimum bone is, (for good reason), however that is not necessarily where the ideal location restoratively is for them. A few millimeters this way or that means a workable prosthetic solution or a nightmare for the restoring doctor and lab tech. I was the first dental prosthetic technician to be asked to speak at the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery annual meeting.... the topic was the impact of surgical placement on final function and esthetics. Lawsuits are born in implants that are non restorable, poorly angled, and more. Just as in cancer treatment, complete coordination of the surgical and prosthetic dental TEAM is the manner in which ideal outcomes are generated.