title: Evaluation of radiographic technique using a new customized film holder for dental implant assessment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to evaluate the reproducibility of a radiographic technique using a new customized film holder in the follow-up of screwed single-tooth implants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten implants placed in the mandible (n = 6) and maxilla (n = 4) of 8 patients were submitted to radiographic assessments. Radiographs were taken using a customized film holder adapted to implant abutment after 4 (T0) and 8 (T1) months of implant placement. Quantitative evaluations were performed through horizontal and vertical measurements to analyze radiographic standardization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No differences were detected after comparison of implant and abutment diameter measurements between radiographs after 4 and 8 months. No significant variations were detected in vertical measurements (implant and abutment length) between radiographs obtained in T0 and T1.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of customized film holder adapted to the implant abutment seems to contribute to the standardization of radiographs at different times of screwed single-tooth implants.
authors.affiliation: *Professor and Master's Program Director, Department of Post Graduation, Latin American Institute of Dental Research and Education (ILAPEO), Curitiba, Brazil. †Professor, Technical Course in Dental Prosthesis, Technical School of Health, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. ‡Professor, Department of Post Graduation, Latin American Institute of Dental Research and Education (ILAPEO), Curitiba, Brazil. §Professor, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Dental School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ivete
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aparecida de Mattias Sartori
authors.forename: Clébio Domingues
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: da Silveira Junior
authors.forename: Flávia Noemy Gasparini Kiatake
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Fontão
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: da Gloria Chiarello de Mattos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014962:X-Ray Film