The phrase "a thin layer of bone" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to anatomy, biology, or medical descriptions where the thickness of a bone layer is being discussed.
Example: "The surgeon carefully removed a thin layer of bone to access the underlying tissue without causing damage."
Alternatives: "a delicate layer of bone" or "a slender layer of bone".
The nerve that supplies the muscles of expression in the face passes through the middle-ear cavity and mastoid bone; it, too, is separated from them by only a thin layer of bone.
This sinus is closely related to the root apex of the premolar and molar teeth, and it is either separated from the teeth by a thin layer of bone or its mucous membrane is in direct contact with the teeth.
An acrylic recording chamber was constructed around a posterior craniostomy, covered by a thin layer of bone wax (Ethicon®, Johnson & Johnson) before the recording sessions.
The crocodylomorph tooth was overgrown by a thin layer of bone, suggesting that the event responsible for its emplacement likely occurred well before the death of this individual of Acrocanthosaurus.
A thin layer of bone tissue between the two adjacent tooth roots at the age of about 30 months was seen.
Bone wax is believed to interfere with osteogenesis, and osteoblasts have been shown to be absent in the presence of a thin layer of bone wax [ 2].
However, titanium implants, which have a thinner layer of bone on their surface 4 weeks after the operation, may provoke better bone formation after that time point, while bone remodeling may be induced at a slower pace.
Moreover, in the two calcium-deprived diet groups, the endosteal surface of the anterior cortex shows a thinner layer of bone between the calcein label (injected at the beginning of the experiment) and the bone marrow surface, with respect to control group.
There was no obvious relation between this new-formed bone and the adjacent old trabeculae, although in some instances a thin layer of lamellar bone was seen on some trabeculae.
All POGLICO implants remained fixed in the bone (p < 0.001) with a mean pullout force of 37 (SD 5.5) N. MicroCT showed that the control nails were surrounded by a thin layer of new bone, while all bisphosphonate-treated implants were surrounded by a thick layer of cancellous bone.
A thin layer of skull bone is left intact at the site for cortical CBF measurements.
