CT Scanning and Dental Implant

Abstract

1.1 Osseointegration and bone density Osseointegrated screw-shaped titanium implants that support dental prosthesis have been used to restore function and esthetics of missing teeth with favorable clinical results. Restoration using dental implants is now the most popular treatment in the field of dentistry. Since Branemark P-I reported the treatment using titanium-made dental implants for the edentulous patient in 1977, there has been enormous advancement in the field of implant dentistry. Successful osseointegration, which is an utmost determining factor for the success of implant treatments, has been viewed as the direct, structural, and functional connection existing between ordered, living bone and the surface of a functionally loaded implant (Fig. 1 a to d). Many clinical studies and investigations were performed to propose success criteria for dental implants. Albrektsson et al. report in 1986 was specific for implants with rigid fixation and is widely used today (Table 1).