Magnification rate of digital panoramic radiographs and its effectiveness for pre-operative assessment of dental implants.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy and effectiveness of digital panoramic radiographs for pre-operative assessment of dental implants.


METHODS
We selected 86 patients (221 implants) and calculated the length of the planned implant based on the distance between a selection of critical anatomical structures and the alveolar crest using the scaling tools provided in the digital panoramic system. We analysed the magnification rate and the difference between the actual inserted implant length and planned implant length according to the location of the implant placement and the clarity of anatomical structures seen in the panoramic radiographs.


RESULTS
There was no significant difference between the planned implant length and actual inserted implant length (P > 0.05). The magnification rate of the width and length of the inserted implants, seen in the digital panoramic radiographs, was 127.28 ± 13.47% and 128.22 ± 4.17%, respectively. The magnification rate of the implant width was largest in the mandibular anterior part and there was a significant difference in the magnification rate of the length of implants between the maxilla and the mandible (P < 0.05). When the clarity of anatomical structures seen in the panoramic radiographs is low, the magnification rate of the width of the inserted implants is significantly higher (P < 0.05), but there is no significant difference between the planned implant length and actual inserted implant length according to the clarity of anatomical structures (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Digital panoramic radiography can be considered a simple, readily available and considerably accurate pre-operative assessment tool in the vertical dimension for dental implant therapy.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Republic of Korea.
Y-K
YK
Kim
J-Y
JY
Park
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SG
Kim
J-S
JS
Kim
J-D
JD
Kim
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011858:Radiographic Magnification; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital / Q000295:instrumentation; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000295:instrumentation; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014716:Vertical Dimension; D055815:Young Adult
D015921:Dental Implants
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