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Trial reportHead & face medicine2021

Panoramic prediction equations to estimate implant- to-mandibular canal dimensions in the mandibular posterior region: implications for dental implant treatment.

Annika Bertram, Alexander W Eckert, Andreas Kolk, Rüdiger Emshoff

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Head & face medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Annika BertramOtto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Alexander W EckertUniversity Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
Andreas KolkUniversity Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Rüdiger EmshoffUniversity Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria. ruediger.emshoff@tirol-kliniken.at.
Innsbruck Medical University · ATMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · DEOtto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg · DEUniversität Innsbruck · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo develop and cross-validate site-specific panoramic radiography (PAN) analysis prediction equations of implant-to-mandibular canal dimensions (IMCD) in mandibular regions posterior to the mental foramen, and to help determine in which instances CBCT technology will be a justified adjunct in clinical practice.

methodsIMCD by PAN (Pan-D) from implant site-specific regions (first premolar, second premolar, first molar, and second molar sites) were collected from 40- to 70-year-old adolescents. They were randomly assigned to validation (n = 144) and cross-validation (n = 148) groups. The cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) technique was used as the criterion method for the estimation of IMCD (CBCT-D). The PAN analysis equations were developed using stepwise multiple regression analysis and cross-validated using the Bland-Altman approach.

resultsThere was a significant relationship between PAN-D and CBCT-D for both validation (R

conclusionsPAN-D has the potential to be developed as an indirect measure of IMCD. However, the findings suggest to exclude scoring of the first and second molars when assessing IMCD via PAN. Use of CBCT may be justified for all IMCD estimations in the first and second molars regions.

trial registrationThis study has been registered and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Martin-Luther University, Halle, Germany (2020-034).

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Dental ImplantsAdolescentAdultAgedCone-Beam Computed TomographyGermanyHumansMandibleMiddle AgedMolar, ThirdRadiography, PanoramicDental ImplantsCone-beam computed tomographyDental implantsMandibular canalMandibular edentulousnessPanoramic radiography

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