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Visual index for assessment of cortical shape.
Notes: Reference images presenting dense trabeculation and a normal mandibular cortex with even and sharp endosteal margin (A), mixed trabeculation, and a moderately eroded cortex with endosteal margin showing semilunar defects (B), sparse trabeculation, and severely eroded cortex, with the cortical layer being clearly porous (C).
