CBCT vs other imaging modalities to assess peri-implant bone and diagnose complications: a systematic review.

CONCLUSIONS: The present review did not provide evidence to support the use of CBCT as standard postoperative procedure to evaluate peri-implant bone. Up to date, we are clinically forced to remain with intraoral radiography, notwithstanding the inherent limitations related to restricted field of view and two-dimensional overlap. A 3D imaging approach for postoperative implant evaluation is crucial, making further development of an optimised and artefact-free CBCT protocol indispensable.
PMID: 30109301 [PubMed - in process]

Source: European Journal of Oral Implantology - August 16, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: Jacobs R, Vranckx M, Vanderstuyft T, Quirynen M, Salmon B Tags: Eur J Oral Implantol Source Type: research