Abstract
Relative-Implant Anatomy in Panoramic and CBCT Radiographs: Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Students
Highlights
Popularity of dental implants in rehabilitation of partial and completely edentulous patients, has increased over the last few years, in concurrence with increased demands of advanced technology and trained dentists
Results showed that majority of participants used panorama in routine work, most did not think panorama was suitable for implant planning. 58.3% students and 50% interns did not use CBCT before
The target sample chosen for this study were the final year dental students and freshly graduated dental interns who study in their final year curriculum an annual didactic course on dental implantology
Summary
Popularity of dental implants in rehabilitation of partial and completely edentulous patients, has increased over the last few years, in concurrence with increased demands of advanced technology and trained dentists. Radiographic techniques available for the evaluation of dental implant patients are either plain 2-dimentional projections as dental panoramic radiographs and occlusal views, or a more advanced reformatted cross-sectional three dimensional [3D] imaging techniques as the computed tomography [CT], and cone bean computerized tomography [CBCT] [2]. Dental panoramic radiography is one of the most commonly used radiographic techniques. It is readily available, cost effective and with least radiation exposure. As far as implant placement is concerned, digital panoramic imaging provides data regarding crestal bone height relative to the inferior alveolar canal, gross anatomy of the jaws, any related pathologic findings, and adjacent anatomical landmarks are identified. It renders a number of limitations on top of which are distortion, ghost shadows, superimposition and magnification [4]
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