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A comparison of methods to assess marginal bone height around endosseous implants
Author(s) -
Meijer H. J. A.,
Steen W. H. A.,
Bosman F.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1993.tb00353.x
Subject(s) - endosseous implants , dentistry , medicine , orthodontics , osseointegration , implant , surgery
3 methods of measurements of marginal bone level on intra‐oral radiographs of endosseous implants are described: measurements with a computerized image analysis system, with a magnifying‐glass and with a digital sliding gauge. The accuracy of each of these methods was investigated and compared. The intra‐ and inter‐observer error analysis showed that determining the precise bone height on the image is responsible for a large standard deviation for each method. It is concluded that measurements with a digital sliding gauge are preferable because it is easy to put into practice, and in addition, accuracy matches the accuracy of the other methods.