Fig. 4From: Safe regions of miniscrew implantation for distalization of mandibular dentition with CBCTMeasurement of buccal alveolar bone thickness (right-hand side). a A thickness of 5 mm from the alveolar crest between the mesiodistal roots of the second molar (L7mb–L7db). b A thickness of 7 mm from the alveolar crest between the first and second molar (L6db–L7mb)Back to article page