FIGURE 1.

Method of micro‐CT and histomorphometrical analysis of biopsies taken from the edentulous maxillary alveolar process that was reconstructed using calvarial bone grafts, 4 months after reconstruction took place. A, Direct per‐operative notes. Biopsy obtained from the alveolar process, 4 months after it was reconstructed using calvarial bone grafts, with the orientation indicated by pencil marker. B, Micro‐CT image of the same biopsy. The thick cortical part (GB.Ct) (left) represents the grafted bone. In the middle, trabeculae (Tb) connect the grafted and native bone. C, Histological section of the same biopsy. New bone formation is observed, as red non‐mineralized osteoid aligning mature bone between native and grafted bone. Magnification: A, ×2; B, ×20; C, ×20. Top: top of the alveolar process; bot: maxillary jaw bone cranial from the alveolar process; Kaak: native maxillary bone; schedel: grafted calvarial bone used to reconstruct the alveolar process; GB.Ct: cortical part of grafted calvarial bone; NB.Ct: cortical part of native maxillary bone; O, osteoid; Tb: trabeculae