Comparison of the amount of artifacts induced by zirconium and titanium implants in cone-beam computed tomography images

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• who: Abbas Shokri from the This experimental study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Hamadan University of Medical Science (IRUMSHA.REC.1397.544). Bone blocks were prepared using freshly slaughtered cows` rib bones that appropriately resemble the human alveolar bone. The ribs were kept refrigerated to avoid dehydration. After removing the soft tissue around the ribs, we used a computer numerical controlled machine (Pooya Mechatronic, Hamadan, Iran) to cut the bones into , bone blocks of exactly equal dimensions, measuring , u00d7 , u00d7 , mm [21, ]. A plastic box with , u00d7 , u00d7 , mm holes was designed (Pooya Mechatronic, Hamadan . . .
  

   

  

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