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The images were converted to STL format, and the distances between (I) mental foramen (MF) and alveolar ridge crest, (II) MF and inferior border of the mandible (IBM), and (III) alveolar crest and IBM at the midline, as well as the (IV) left central incisor socket depth, (V) left second premolar buccolingual socket width, and (VI) right third molar buccolingual socket width were measured on the CBCT scans, 3D-printed models, and dry mandibles. Two observers recorded the measurements twice, 1 week apart. We analyzed the data using the intraclass correlation coefficient and Pearson\u2019s correlation test. Statistical significance was set at\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Since the interobserver agreement was high, the mean data was used for the comparisons. The linear accuracy was high for MF-IBM, MF-alveolar crest, and alveolar crest-IBM distances, and second premolar and third molar buccolingual socket width. 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