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Alveolar ridge resorption after tooth extraction: A consequence of a fundamental principle of bone physiology

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Figure 2.
Figure 2.

(a) A piece of a material that is unloaded and (b) a distributed tensile force (F) elongates the piece of material.

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  1. J Dent Biomech vol. 3