Research Article

3D Assessment of Mandibular Growth Based on Image Registration: A Feasibility Study in a Rabbit Model

Figure 1

Surgical photographs and baseline radiograph showing placement of the metallic fiduciary markers. (a) Placement of 1 mm diameter tantalum spheres into the incisive bone of the maxilla (white arrow, Mx); (b) placement of spheres into the body of the mandible (white arrow, Md); and (c) baseline lateral cephalometric radiograph generated from cone-beam computerised tomographic volume, showing implants in the maxilla (Mx), body of the mandible (Md), and anterior mandible (A).
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