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

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Figure 3.
Figure 3.

A beam, with a symmetric cross section, subjected to pure bending. The bending moment (M) induces tensile stresses and strains in the lower half of the beam and compressive stresses and strains in the upper half.

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  1. J Dent Biomech vol. 3
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