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According to the number of mandibular teeth, 20 <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CBCT<\/jats:styled-content> data sets were allocated to each of the following groups: group M1: dentition 36\u201346; group M2: dentition 37\u201347; and group M3: dentition 38\u201348. For the potential donor sites in the chin and the retromolar regions, the volume (<jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub>), the length (<jats:italic>L<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>L<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub>), the height (<jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub>) and the width (<jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub>) were assessed using a computer software. Moreover, the chin was examined for the presence and the localization of the mandibular incisive canal. To compare the donor sites in the chin and in the retromolar regions, the quotients <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub>\/<jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>L<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub>\/<jats:italic>L<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub>\/<jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub> and <jats:italic>W<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub>\/<jats:italic>W<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub> were calculated and tested using the Wilcoxon signed\u2010rank test or the sign test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean bone volume <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub> measured 3.5\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.3\u00a0cm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SD<\/jats:styled-content>), whereas the overall <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub> amounted to 1.8\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.1\u00a0cm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SD<\/jats:styled-content>). <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub> amounted to 2.6\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.4\u00a0cm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SD<\/jats:styled-content>) in the group M1, 1.8\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.5\u00a0cm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> in the group M2 and 1.0\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.4\u00a0cm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup> in the group M3. For the group M1, <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub>\/<jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub> measured 82\u00a0\u00b1\u00a039% (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.036). <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Retro<\/jats:sub>\/<jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>Chin<\/jats:sub> reached 57\u00a0\u00b1\u00a020% in the group M2 and 32\u00a0\u00b1\u00a012% in the group M3 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). The mandibular incisive canal was detected in 97% of the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CBCT<\/jats:styled-content> scans. The distance between the mandibular incisive canal and the apices of the central incisors measured 10.5\u00a0\u00b1\u00a03.5\u00a0mm.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The amount of bone available for the harvesting of cortico\u2010cancellous blocks in the chin region was superior in comparison with the mandibular retromolar region. In the absence of the second and the third molars, the amount of bone harvestable in the retromolar region reached approximately 80% of the bone volume available in the chin region. 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