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

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Figure 4.
Figure 4.

Schematic picture of a section of a mandible seen from above. The section contains a tooth, the periodontal ligament and the surrounding bone. The mandible section is subjected to bending in the horizontal plane. The tensile and compressive strains and the length changes are the highest buccally and lingually.

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  1. J Dent Biomech vol. 3
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