The bone segment containing the implants was cut from the hemimandibles using a handpiece. A cranium model (Anatokala, Tehran, Iran) with mandible and maxilla in occlusion was used as an imaging phantom. Bone blocks containing the implants were fixed to the imaging phantom with glue. Soft tissue was replicated by 10 mm of base plate wax (Polywax, Izmir, Turkey) (Fig. 2).

– Illustration depicting preparation of the imaging phantom using cut sheep mandible bone blocks containing implants

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