Differences in the Assessment of Dental Implant Osseointegration with Changes in Orthopantomography Exposure Settings on the Rabbit Tibia

Abstract

Aim: This study investigates the differences in assessing dental implant osseointegration with changes in orthopantomography (OPG) exposure setting in the rabbit tibia. Materials and methods: This research design is quasi-experimental. The sample of this research is 18 panoramic radiographs of rabbit tibia bone that had been installed with a dental implant for 28 days with different exposure settings and were divided into two groups of settings based on exposure time (14 and 16 seconds). Data were obtained by measuring bone density and fractal dimension using ImageJ 2.3.0 software. Data were analyzed using the Kruskal–Wallis test, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, and post hoc test at p-value < 0.05. Using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 21.0 software. Results: The results of the p-value analysis showed an average image quality of 5.33 (p-value > 0.05), the largest bone density value was 0.1827, and the largest fractal dimension value was 0.7990 (p-value < 0.05). Conclusion: There is a difference in bone density and fractal dimension in the 14 and 16 seconds exposure setting variation groups. Clinical significance: Differences in assessing dental implant osseointegration in different OPG exposure setting groups can obtain the best exposure setting to evaluate dental implant osseointegration.