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Fig. 3

From: Evaluation of bone depth, cortical bone, and mucosa thickness of palatal posterior supra-alveolar insertion site for miniscrew placement

Fig. 3

The following outcomes were evaluated: total bone depth (yellow segment), cortical bone thickness (green segment), and palatal mucosa thickness (red segment). Outcomes measurement was performed on three straight lines traced passing through the three landmarks identified on the palatal mucosa profile (− 2P, zeroP, and + 2P). Three sets of lines with different angulation to the occlusal plane were considered: 45° (a), 60° (b), and 75° (c). This evaluation procedure was repeated for the three considered coronal scans. Overall, for each patient 27 insertion sites were evaluated, and 81 outcomes were measured

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