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Relationship between Cortical Bone Thickness and Cancellous Bone Density at Dental Implant Sites in the Jawbone.

Authors :
Wang, Shiuan-Hui
Shen, Yen-Wen
Fuh, Lih-Jyh
Peng, Shin-Lei
Tsai, Ming-Tzu
Huang, Heng-Li
Hsu, Jui-Ting
Source :
Diagnostics (2075-4418). Sep2020, Vol. 10 Issue 9, p710. 1p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Dental implant surgery is a common treatment for missing teeth. Its survival rate is considerably affected by host bone quality and quantity, which is often assessed prior to surgery through dental cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Dental CBCT was used in this study to evaluate dental implant sites for (1) differences in and (2) correlations between cancellous bone density and cortical bone thickness among four regions of the jawbone. In total, 315 dental implant sites (39 in the anterior mandible, 42 in the anterior maxilla, 107 in the posterior mandible, and 127 in the posterior maxilla) were identified in dental CBCT images from 128 patients. All CBCT images were loaded into Mimics 15.0 to measure cancellous bone density (unit: grayscale value (GV) and cortical bone thickness (unit: mm)). Differences among the four regions of the jawbone were evaluated using one-way analysis of variance and Scheffe's posttest. Pearson coefficients for correlations between cancellous bone density and cortical bone thickness were also calculated for the four jawbone regions. The results revealed that the mean cancellous bone density was highest in the anterior mandible (722 ± 227 GV), followed by the anterior maxilla (542 ± 208 GV), posterior mandible (535 ± 206 GV), and posterior maxilla (388 ± 206 GV). Cortical bone thickness was highest in the posterior mandible (1.15 ± 0.42 mm), followed by the anterior mandible (1.01 ± 0.32 mm), anterior maxilla (0.89 ± 0.26 mm), and posterior maxilla (0.72 ± 0.19 mm). In the whole jawbone, a weak correlation (r = 0.133, p = 0.041) was detected between cancellous bone density and cortical bone thickness. Furthermore, except for the anterior maxilla (r = 0.306, p = 0.048), no correlation between the two bone parameters was observed (all p > 0.05). Cancellous bone density and cortical bone thickness varies by implant site in the four regions of the jawbone. The cortical and cancellous bone of a jawbone dental implant site should be evaluated individually before surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20754418
Volume :
10
Issue :
9
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Diagnostics (2075-4418)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
146105988
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10090710