›› 2019, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 214-217.

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Application and error analysis of implant reference method in measurement of posterior teeth region in the panoramic radiograph

1,Shui-Yi Shao1,   

  • Received:2018-09-25 Revised:2018-10-22 Online:2019-03-28 Published:2019-03-22

Abstract: Objective: To provide an implant reference method in measurement of posterior teeth region in the panoramic radiograph, and analyze the measurement error. Materials and Methods: From January 2017 to January 2018, panoramic radiographs of patients who received Osstem implant restoration treatments were collected at the Department of Implantology of Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology of Nanjing Medical University. The sizes of dental implants and cover screws were recorded in advance. The heights and diameters of the cover screws were calculated using the implant reference method. The calculated values were compared with the actual values to analyze the errors of this method. Results: Totally 93 panoramic radiographs from 54 patients were included in this study. The data sample accorded with normal distribution and there were no significant differences between the calculated values and actual values. Both vertical and horizontal absolute errors of measurements of posterior teeth regions in the panoramic radiographs using the implant reference method were less than 0.1mm. Conclusions: The implant reference method is applicable to the local measurement of the posterior region in the panoramic radiograph, and the measurement accuracy is relatively high.

Key words: Panoramic radiograph, Implant, Reference, Measurement, Error analysis

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