Meeting abstract
Dental Saggital Classical Tomography and Multi-layer CT in the Planning of Implants
Miljenko Marotti
Ivan Krolo
Abstract
Successful implantation requires information on the condition of the alveolar bone and precise location of the mandibular canal in the lower jaw and the sinus in the upper jaw. Injury to the neurovascular bundle in the canal results in facial paresthesia, while perforation of the maxillary sinus increases the possibility of inflammatory processes and is the cause of unsuccessful implantation. Clinical evaluation, as the only method of assessment for planning an implant is insufficient. For implant planning knowledge of the height and width of the alveolar ridge is essential for the choice of an adequate implant. Orthopantomography shows the alveolar bone in two projections and does not provide adequate information on the anterior posterior diameter of the alveolar ridge. It was soon realised that saggital layers give the relevant preoperative information on the condition and anatomic details of the alveolar ridge for implant planning. In our presentation we present two possible ways of showing saggital layers through the upper and lower jaws by the use of a specialised device and comparison with a multi-layer CT. Both methods adequately show the desired details.
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583
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Publication date:
15.12.2005.
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