| The mandibles were exposed to dermestid beetles, cleaned, and the coordinates of 16 landmark points were digitized for the right hemimandible. |
| A sagittal split osteotomy with 5 mm advancement was performed on each hemimandible. |
| Eight implants in each dog, half per hemimandible. |
| The comminuted fracture of the affected posterior aspect of the body of the right hemimandible has yielded numerous fracture fragments which have potentiated soft tissue damage. |
| Each hemimandible was subjected to compressive and tensile forces using an Instron machine. |
