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Post-operative assessments primarily evaluated implant stability and secondarily assessed marginal bone loss, graft success, and patient satisfaction. All adverse events were recorded during follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Graft associated with improved implant stability significantly from 59.7 \u00b110.01 Ncm at baseline to 68.7 \u00b110.17 Ncm after 6 months (P &lt; 0.001). Horizontal graft width increased from 2.1\u00b10.5 mm preoperatively to 6.9\u00b10.8 mm at 6 months (P&lt;0.001), while vertical graft height improved from 7.2\u00b11.1 mm to 10.7\u00b11.3 mm (P&lt;0.001). Median marginal bone loss reached 1.5 mm at 6 months (P &lt; 0.001). A total of 30 implants were placed with an implant survival rate of 96.7% (29\/30). Graft success was achieved in all cases. Most patients reported high satisfaction, with 85% being very satisfied or satisfied. 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