Quantification of bone resorption in the interforaminal region of the atrophic mandible.

Purpose: This anatomic study was undertaken to examine the effects of atrophy on bone quantity and quality in the mandibular interforaminal region.

Materials And Methods: Three sections were made from each jaw studied, and each section was measured by means of a morphometric software program (Artma-Biomed, Vienna, Austria). The mandibular specimens were grouped according to the classification of Cawood and Howell and also according to that of Lekholm and Zarb.