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- Title
Reliability of the vertical magnification factor on panoramic radiographs: clinical implications for posterior mandibular implants.
- Authors
Vazquez, Lydia; Nizam Al Din, Yassin; Christoph Belser, Urs; Combescure, Christophe; Bernard, Jean‐Pierre
- Abstract
Objectives: Panoramic radiographs allow evaluation of the available bone height for implant treatment planning while imparting a low radiation dose. As panoramic radiography produces image distortion, reference objects are required to determine the exact magnification. This study aims to estimate a panoramic unit's vertical magnification factor (MF) by measuring the length of dental implants used as radiopaque reference objects on postoperative panoramic radiographs. We compared our findings to the vertical MF listed by the panoramic unit manufacturer, and studied the reproducibility and accuracy of our measuring method by analyzing the inter- and intraobserver agreements. Material and methods: Using a digital calliper, we measured the length of 32 implants on 17 postoperative panoramic radiographs taken with a Scanora® unit. The implants were 10mm-long standard Straumann® implants placed in the posterior segments of mandibles. The MF was calculated by dividing the implant's radiological length by the implant's real length. Results: The mean calculated vertical MF was 1.27 ± 0.01 (1.245-1.295) and was lower than the manufacturer's MF (1.3). The vertical MF was 1.28 ± 0.01 in the premolar and 1.27 ± 0.01 in the molar regions. There was an excellent intraobserver reliability (0.96 for observer 1; 0.93 for observer 2) and a good interobserver reliability (0.85 at measurement session 1; 0.8 at measurement session 2) Conclusions: The observed reliability of the MF confirms that a panoramic radiograph can be used for preoperative implant length evaluation in the posterior mandibular segments. MF stability should be verified with other panoramic units. In clinical practice, using the implant length as a reference object on postoperative panoramic radiographs is a simple and effective evaluation method to estimate a panoramic unit's MF. To cite this article: Vazquez L, Nizam Al Din Y, Belser UC, Combescure C, Bernard J-P. Reliability of the vertical magnification factor on panoramic radiographs: clinical implications for posterior mandibular implants. Clin. Oral Impl. Res. xx, 2011; 000-000. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2010.02131.x
- Subjects
DENTAL implants; MANDIBULAR prosthesis; RADIOGRAPHIC magnification; DENTAL radiography; PANORAMIC radiography; RADIATION doses
- Publication
Clinical Oral Implants Research, 2011, Vol 22, Issue 12, p1420
- ISSN
0905-7161
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0501.2010.02131.x