Fig. 1

Osteological survey of New Zealand White rabbit skull. Preserved skull of a NZW rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) showing the depth and orientation of the maxillary incisor alveolus after removing the central incisor. The alveolus penetrates into the maxillary bone laterally with strong curvature toward the palatal shelf. The tooth extends just shorts of the extensively aerated maxillary sinus