Reliability assessment between clinical attachment loss and alveolar bone level in dental radiographs

Assessment of alveolar bone loss and angular bony defects on panoramic radiographs.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and severity of alveolar bone loss and angular bony defects in randomly selected panoramic radiographs. A total of 500 panoramic radiographs of adult patients seeking dental care were studied. The mean age of the subjects was 51 years (range 20-80). The assessments of alveolar bone levels and angular bony defects were performed by d...

Assessment of bone loss in periodontitis from panoramic radiographs.

Bone loss in chronic periodontitis was assessed from panoramic radiographs by direct measurement from the cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) and by measuring the proportion of the tooth length supported by bone. Mesial and distal bone levels of all available teeth were assessed for 50 patients aged 30-39 years referred for periodontal treatment. 85% and 74% of surfaces were measurable by the proport...

Planning and Assessment of Alveolar Bone Reconstruction for Dental Implants

Systematic assessment of clinical outcomes in bone-level and tissue-level endosseous dental implants.

PURPOSE The aim of the present systematic review was to address the following question: in patients treated with dental implants placed in pristine bone, what are the clinical and radiographic outcomes of bone-level (BL) implants in comparison to tissue-level (TL) implants after restoration with dental prostheses? MATERIALS AND METHODS Scanning of online literature databases from 1966 to Janu...

Comparison of observer reliability in assessing alveolar bone changes from color-coded with subtraction radiographs.

OBJECTIVES To assess intra- and interobserver agreement on marginal changes in periodontal bone from color-coded compared with subtraction radiographs. METHODS Sequential radiographs from patients undergoing periodontal treatment were acquired using direct digital intra-oral radiography. Fifty-one pairs of color-coded and subtraction radiographs were produced and evaluated twice by six dentis...