Abstract
The purpose of this study was to test whether a handheld magnifier could be used as an accurate instrument to examine the periapical radiographs and measure the marginal bone levels around dental implants system. A radiologic evaluation of marginal bone loss around 11 Astra Tech (Astra Tech AB, Mölndal, Sweden) oral implants was performed. A total of 22-recorded readings of mesial and distal bone loss were performed using a handheld magnifier with a graticule. There were 3 independent examiners who determined radiographic bone assessment. Thevalues of interclass correlation coefficient for the agreement between pairs of examiners showed a relatively high agreement (0.993 for A vs B, 0.995 for B vs C, and 0.995 for A vs C) and the same for intra-examiner reliability result (0.998 for B vs B). These results showed that a handheld magnifier could be used as a simple, reliable, and reproducible method for measuring bone loss around oral implants.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 386-390 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Implant Dentistry |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alveolar bone loss
- Bone level
- Oral implants