Determination of Bone Quality of 372 Implant Recipient Sites Using Hounsfield Unit from Computerized Tomography: A Clinical Study

Turkyilmaz I., Ozan O., Yilmaz B., Ersoy A. E.

CLINICAL IMPLANT DENTISTRY AND RELATED RESEARCH, vol.10, no.4, pp.238-244, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2008.00085.x
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL IMPLANT DENTISTRY AND RELATED RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.238-244
  • Keywords: bone density, computerized tomography, CT, Hounsfield value, implant, surgical stent, MANDIBULAR OVERDENTURES, CUTTING TORQUE, FOLLOW-UP, IN-VITRO, DENSITY, STABILITY, CLASSIFICATION, PLACEMENT, PROTOCOLS, MAXILLAE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The type and architecture of bone are very important factors in the successful implant treatment, and it is manifested that higher implant failure is more likely in the poorer quality of bone. Conventional bone classifications have recently been questioned because they are subjective and retrospective.