Acknowledgement
The authors wish to thank Dr. Tanaka Ray, Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, for the assistance regarding the relevant radiographic anatomy in this study. The authors also express their gratitude towards Ms. Kar Yan Li, Centralized Research Lab, The University of Hong Kong, for her support of the statistical analysis.
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