Special Articles: Back to the Basics Part I
Imaging Diagnosis of Oral Implant
2019 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 27-33
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2019 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 27-33
Important factors for successful oral implant treatment include the height, width, and angulation of the alveolar ridge ; quality of bone at the implant site ; and the relationship of the implant site to adjacent structures such as the mandibular canal, maxillary sinus and nasal cavity. A major advancement in the preoperative evaluation of oral implant patients is the development of computer software capable using computed tomography (CT) to generate multi-axis, cross-sectional, panoramic images and 3-dimensional images (3-D) of the jaw. This review discusses the fundamentals of CT, the importance of differential diagnosis for oral implant treatment, and applications of CT software programs for dental implant treatment.
