title: Distribution of bone quality in patients receiving endosseous dental implants.
abstract: Knowledge of the distribution of bone quality in the various jaw regions assists the clinician in dental implant treatment planning. Bone quality was assessed with radiographs and tactile sensation for 2,839 implants at the time of placement into four anatomic regions of the jaw. The Lekholm-Zarb classification system was used. Overall, bone quality types 1 and 4 were found much less frequently than types 2 and 3. Although variations in density existed in each region, quality 2 bone dominated the mandible, and quality 3 bone was more prevalent in the maxilla. For both anterior and posterior jaw regions, types 2 and 3 bone predominated. The anterior mandible had the densest bone, followed by the posterior mandible, anterior maxilla, and posterior maxilla.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Truhlar
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Orenstein
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ochi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015519:Bone Density; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D010173:Palpation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D014110:Touch
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants