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. 2014 Oct 27;4(Suppl 2):4.
doi: 10.4103/2156-7514.143440. eCollection 2014.

Diagnostic imaging for dental implant therapy

Aishwarya Nagarajan  1 , Rajapriya Perumalsamy  1 , Ramakrishnan Thyagarajan  1 , Ambalavanan Namasivayam  1
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Diagnostic imaging for dental implant therapy

Aishwarya Nagarajan et al. J Clin Imaging Sci. .

Abstract

Dental implant is a device made of alloplastic (foreign) material implanted into the jaw bone beneath the mucosal layer to support a fixed or removable dental prosthesis. Dental implants are gaining immense popularity and wide acceptance because they not only replace lost teeth but also provide permanent restorations that do not interfere with oral function or speech or compromise the self-esteem of a patient. Appropriate treatment planning for replacement of lost teeth is required and imaging plays a pivotal role to ensure a satisfactory outcome. The development of pre-surgical imaging techniques and surgical templates helps the dentist place the implants with relative ease. This article focuses on various types of imaging modalities that have a pivotal role in implant therapy.

Keywords: Cone beam computed tomography; dental implants; dosimetry; implant imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; treatment planning.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
45-year-old male patient imaged for the evaluation of the implant. Periapical radiograph of the left mandibular posterior region shows the osseointegrated implant (arrows).
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Figure 2
65-year-old female with completely edentulous maxillary and mandibular arches. Panoramic radiograph demonstrates a mandibular subperiosteal implant (arrows).
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Figure 3
39-year-old male with mandibular edentulous posterior region. CT of the edentulous area of the mandibular posterior region for the evaluation of bone for implant placement. a) Various sections of CT (arrow); b) shows the inferior alveolar nerve (arrow); and c) shows the arbitrary implant placement (arrow).
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Figure 4
62-year-old female with completely edentulous maxillary arch. Image shows the stereolithographic model of the maxillary region.
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Figure 5
30-year-old female patient with edentulous mandibular anterior region. CBCT shows implant placement site in the mandibular anterior region.
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Figure 6
40-year-old male with mandibular posterior region. CBCT of mandibular posterior region for the evaluation of implant placement (a) shows the implant size (arrow) using the available bone and (b) points out the cross section of the inferior alveolar nerve (arrow).
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Figure 7
New Tom CBCT system.
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