Figure 3. Average cortical plate thickness in the edentulous mandible (upper Figs.) and differences compared with dentate mandibles (lower Figs.). Cortical thickness is greatest anteriorly and is the least in the ramus. Thickness is less in most regions of the edentulous compared with the dentate mandible, except anteriorly on the facial side, and along the corpus, at the angle, and at the condylar neck on the lingual side.

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