A Cone Bean Computer Tomography Investigation of the Newly Formed Mandibular Anterior Ridge following the Treatment of an Extended Comminuted Fracture: A 12-Year Follow-Up

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(a) CBCT: an example diagram showing how the measurements were taken ((A) implant length for reference (manufacturer information); (B) shoulder of the implant; (C, C¹) distance for lingual measurements were recorded from the implant shoulder (C) to the bone level (C¹); (D, D¹) distance for buccal measurements were recorded from the implant shoulder (D) to the bone level (D¹). (b) Graphical representation (frontal section): the combination of the modified shell technique with autologous bone plates and the guided bone regeneration technique ((A) mixture of milled bone chips and bone substitute; (B) bone plates; (C) osteosynthesis screws; (D) alveolar ridge; (E) periosteum; (F) collagen membrane). (c) Graphical representation (sagittal section): combination of the modified shell technique with autogenous bone plates and the guided bone regeneration technique. (d) The formula given for determining the implant length served as a reference for converting the measured pixels into millimetres.

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