ArticleTzu chi medical journal
A cone-beam computed tomography evaluation of bone density for insertion of pterygoid implants in dentulous and edentulous patients.
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- CBCT-Based Analysis of Medial and Lateral Pterygoid Plates: Cross-Sectional Study of Saudi Subpopulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Dual attachment of the buccinator muscle at the pterygoid hamulus: implications for pterygoid implant surgery.International journal of implant dentistry · 2025Article
- Tomographic Analysis of the Pterygomaxillary Region in Atrophic Maxilla for the Placement of Pterygoid Implants.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2025Article
- Anatomical study of pterygoid implants: artery and nerve passage through bone dehiscence of the greater palatine canal.International journal of implant dentistry · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the morphology of pterygoid hamulus using cone beam computed tomography: A retrospective study.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe bone quantity and quality determine the prosthetic success outcome. This research was performed to evaluate the bone density for insertion of pterygoid implants in edentulous and dentulous participants with cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND
methodsCBCT evaluation was done for 66 dentate and edentulous patients for pterygoid implants at the pterygomaxillary region. The calculation of joint width, height, and volume of bone was done. Density of the bone was evaluated at the superior and inferior aspects of the pterygomaxillary column.
resultsIt was observed that average pterygomaxillary joint height for dentulous (dentate) was -12.7 ± 7.2 mm, edentulous -12.4 ± 7.1 mm, the average pterygomaxillary joint width for dentulous was 8.15 ± 7.3 mm, and 8.13 ± 6.2 mm for edentulous. The average pterygomaxillary joint volume in dentulous participants was 279.4 ± 189.2 mm
conclusionThere was better bone density found in dentate participants in comparison to edentulous participants. CBCT is a recent investigative device which measures pterygoid area efficiently. Pterygoid implants may be deliberated as an alternative method for resorbed (atrophic) maxilla.
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