Figure 1.
Characteristic load-deformation curves: (a) alveolar, (b) basal.
The following abbreviations refer to the specimen location and aspect, and the stiffness related direction (see text): Ant – anterior, Buc – buccal, OG – occluso-gingival, MD – mesio-distal.
Figure 2.
The mean tensile stiffness of (a) alveolar and (b) basal bone.
The following abbreviations refer to the specimen location and aspect, and the stiffness-related direction (see text): Ant – anterior, Post – posterior, Buc – buccal, Lin – lingual, OG – occluso-gingival, MD – mesio-distal.