Assessment of Temperature Rise and Time of Alveolar Ridge Splitting by Means of Er:YAG Laser, Piezosurgery, and Surgical Saw: An Ex Vivo Study

<div>Increase in the temperature of the bone prepared with laser and saw in the buccal side of an alveolar ridge of a mandible. G1 (Er:YAG 200 mJ), G2 (Er:YAG 400 mJ), G3 (piezosurgery), and G4 (saw). °C: Celsius grade.</div>

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Figure 2: Assessment of Temperature Rise and Time of Alveolar Ridge Splitting by Means of Er:YAG Laser, Piezosurgery, and Surgical Saw: An Ex Vivo Study 

Figure 2 | Assessment of Temperature Rise and Time of Alveolar Ridge Splitting by Means of Er:YAG Laser, Piezosurgery, and Surgical Saw: An Ex Vivo Study 