Vazquez, Lydia; Buser, Ramona; Carrel, Jean-Pierre (2022). Mesiodistal Measurements for Dental Implant Planning: A Prospective Clinical Study of Linear Measurements on Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Images in Comparison with Caliper-Based Measurements on Plaster Casts. Dentistry journal, 10(9) MDPI 10.3390/dj10090169
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Althouh cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is popular for dental implant planning, the horizontal mesiodistal space of the edentulous ridge is still conventionally measured with a handheld sliding caliper in the oral cavity or on a plaster cast. For clinical application in implant planning, our aim was to evaluate the accuracy of CBCT horizontal mesiodistal linear measurements in comparison with conventionally obtained direct measurements on plaster casts. Postoperative CBCT acquisitions and plaster casts of 27 patients with adjacent posterior mandibular implants were analyzed in a prospective clinical study. On CBCT images, two observers assessed the inter-implant distances on axial and sagittal views. On plaster casts, the inter-implant distances were measured with a digital caliper. CBCT measurements on axial and sagittal views were, on average, 0.2 mm larger than measurements on plaster casts. Correlation was perfect between measurements of the same inter-implant distance performed by the observers on CBCT images and on plaster casts. When compared with conventionally obtained direct measurements on plaster casts, CBCT views slightly overestimated (mean 0.2 mm) the horizontal mesiodistal measurements between two implants as reference points. CBCT imaging is sufficiently accurate to evaluate mesiodistal distances on axial and sagittal views for dental implant planning in clinical practice.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Buser, Ramona |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2304-6767 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
27 Sep 2022 09:08 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 16:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/dj10090169 |
PubMed ID: |
36135164 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
CBCT imaging clinical trials dental implant linear measurements radiology |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/173215 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/173215 |
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