CBCT Evaluation of Buccolingual Orientation of Inferior Alveolar Canal in Mandibular Posterior Region for Implant Planning

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(a) Buccolingual position was determined by line XY; (b) line BL was plotted perpendicular to line XY; (c) buccal bone width (B), canal thickness (C), and lingual bone width (L) were measured along line BL at canal level.

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