title: Measurement of buccal bone volume of dental implants by means of cone-beam computed tomography.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for measuring the buccal bone volume around dental implants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three to six implants were inserted into the anterior maxilla of eight skulls, depending on the availability of bone, and after this, the CBCT was performed. By means of CBCT image, measurements of the bone wall at three points of the implant were obtained, analyzed and compared with those obtained in the plaster skull casting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that for the three points of the implants, no statistically significant difference in the measurements was obtained from the plaster model and CBCT images.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CBCT can be a useful tool for assessing buccal bone volume along the implant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucy Naomi
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Shiratori
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marotti
authors.forename: Júlio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamanouchi
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chilvarquer
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Contin
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tortamano-Neto
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002102:Cadaver; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D015921:Dental Implants; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants