title: CT scan as a radiologic data base for optimum implant orientation.
abstract: There are many factors directly related to the longevity of implant osseointegration. Overload has been considered an etiologic factor in implant failure after a prosthesis has been constructed. Optimum implant orientation can be aided by the three-dimensional radiographic data base provided by a CT scan. The reformatted sectional images, when related to each other, facilitate a thorough visualization of the bone topography, sinus and nerve location, and bone density. The fundamentals of the CT imaging and the interrelationship of the cross-sectional, panoramic, and three-dimensional reformatted images are described.
authors: New York University, College of Dentistry, New York.
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Weinberg
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007568:Jaw / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012984:Software; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants