Latest Trends in Imaging Techniques for Dental Implant: A Literature Review

During the past few years replacement of the missing teeth with dental implants has become an indispensible part of modern dental practice. As with other branches of dentistry for the optimal success in dental implant treatment proper diagnosis and treatment planning are the prerequisites. For proper diagnosis and treatment planning Implant imaging techniques and their accurate interpretation is a very crucial step .Radiography is the only non-surgical method of assessment of quality and the quantity of the bone at implant site. With the advent of several types of imaging techniques ranging from conventional two dimensional intraoral periapical radiographs and orthopantograph to highly sophisticated multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) selection of appropriate imaging technique for implant treatment planning has become a challenge for the clinicians. In this article latest imaging techniques used in implant dental practice are discussed along with their advantages and disadvantages in comparison with the conventional imaging techniques.