Assessment of Buccal Bone Thickness in the Anterior Maxilla: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study

Alaettin Koç; İdris Kavut; Mehmet Uğur

doi:10.7126/cumudj.494676

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Assessment of Buccal Bone Thickness in the Anterior Maxilla: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate buccal bone thickness by cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in patients in both genders and in different age groups.

Materials and Methods: Our study included 186 anterior teeth and 62 patients with CBCT images. Buccal bone thickness was measured at the crest level, and at a distance 1 and 2 mm apical to the crest level. The t-test and ANOVA test were used in analyzing data.

Results: It was found out that age and gender were not significantly associated with the buccal bone thickness of anterior teeth (p>0.05). The mean buccal bone thickness was the highest as 1.91 mm around the right canines and it was the lowest as 0.35 mm surrounding the right lateral incisor.

Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that the mean buccal bone thickness increased towards the apical region for all three teeth types. CBCT precisely measures the maxillary bone thickness and may facilitate the planning process for placing implants and scheduling other types of surgeries correctly.

Keywords

Cone-beam computed tomography,Maxilla,Alveolar bone loss

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Alaettin Koç ^*
0000-0001-9984-6900
Türkiye

İdris Kavut
0000-0003-2033-4676
Türkiye

Mehmet Uğur
0000-0003-0019-7811
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 13, 2019

Submission Date

December 10, 2018

Acceptance Date

February 15, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 22 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.494676

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA92HC98YY

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Koç A, Kavut İ, Uğur M (March 1, 2019) Assessment of Buccal Bone Thickness in the Anterior Maxilla: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 22 1 102–107.