Evaluation of factors affecting alveolar ridge height and facial bone thickness in Chinese maxillary central incisors by cone beam CT

Background/purpose: In the immediate implantation of maxillary central incisors, the height of the alveolar bone is lost, and there is often a risk of bone fracture due to the thin buccal bone wall (BBW). The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of smoking, age, and root position in the a...

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Main Authors: Duoling Xu, Chengjie Xie, Huimin Yu, Zhiyong Zhang, Junfa Zheng, Shulan Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S199179022030115X