Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol.
2005 Jun;35(2):63-68.
Radiographic examination for successful dental implant
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Dental Research Institute and BK 21, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Korea. raylee@snu.ac.kr
Abstract
- Recently implant has become an important field in dental clinic. Radiographic examination of pre- and postoperation is essential for successful treatment. Clinicians should have knowledge about the purpose of the radiographic examination, suitable imaging modality for the cases, anatomic landmarks of tooth and jaw bone, advantage and limitation of panoramic radiographic examination for implant, principle and interpretation of crosssectional imaging, bone mineral density, post-operative radiographic examination. This paper will be helpful to get above informations for dentists who want to do dental implant successfully.