Evaluation of dimensional accuracy of panoramic cross-sectional tomography, its ability to identify the inferior alveolar canal, and its impact on estimation of appropriate implant dimensions in the mandibular posterior region

Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-111

  Mehra, Anshul ^a   Pai, Keerthilatha M ^b  

^a UP Dental College and Research Centre   (India)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cross sectional tomography; Implant dentistry; Panoramic radiography; Radiographic examination

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; EDENTULOUSNESS; EVALUATION; FIDUCIAL MARKER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JAW; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TOMOGRAPHY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; CADAVER; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; FIDUCIAL MARKERS; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC MAGNIFICATION; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY;

EID: 84856297908     PISSN: 15230899     EISSN: 17088208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2009.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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