Comparative Study of DENTA Scan and Radiography for Pre-Operative Assessment of Dental Implants

Abstract

Background: Dental implant placement has become a very common procedure in the modern era. Pre operative assessment is of immense value to ensure the long term stability of dental implants. Aim: The aim of our study was to compare the efficacy of Dental CT with radiography in planning implant surgery and pre-operative evaluation prior to implant placement. Methods: We conducted a hospital based prospective study in which patients for dental implant placement were evaluated with Dental CT and Radiography. Results: The radiographs overestimated the height of the alveolar ridge in majority of the pre implant cases as compared to Dental CT. For bucco-lingual analysis Dental CT provided an overwhelming advantage over Dental Radiography and clinical examination. The angle of alveolar ridge could not be assessed on radiographs whereas could be accurately estimated on Dental CT. Bone density of the implant site could be quantitatively determined on Dental CT whereas could not be determined on Radiographs. Conclusions: We concluded that Dental CT yields significantly better information than radiographs regarding pre-operative assessment of dental implants.

A Survey on Dental Imaging for Building Classifier to Benefit the Dental Implant Practitioners

“…Dental imaging plays a major-role in implant procedures to determine comprehensive information about the patient's maxillo-facial area to understand whether the surgical procedure is suitable for the patient. However, the role of imaging is not limited to determining only the maxillofacial area but also at different stages of the treatment processes, leading to the ease of surgical practice towards achieving higher success in dental implants [21][22].Imaging in dental treatment stage-1 subjected to patient diagnosis and clinical analysis conducted before implant surgery. Imaging evaluation assists the dentist in making a clinical decision and effective treatment planning based on past radiographs, medical history, and new radiographs evaluations that determine bone angulations, quality of bone, the critical structure of the maxillo-facials, presence of disease, and analysis of the implant site.…”