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Evaluation of Mandibular Ridge Lingual Concavity Using Cone Beam ComputedTomography
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Evaluation of Mandibular Ridge Lingual Concavity Using Cone Beam ComputedTomography
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ICC-0702
Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the type and depth of lingual concavity in posterior mandible using pre-treatment CBCT (ConeBeam Computed Tomography) images for dental implants.Study Design and Setting: A cross-sectional study was designed and conducted on pre-treatment CBCT scans of 75patients at Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan from February 2018 to November 2018.Methodology: Pre-treatment CBCT scans of 75 patients were selected and following parameters were measured: type ofridge (undercut, parallel, convex), ridge width, ridge height, depth of lingual concavity, concavity angle, and location ofthe undercut. Data was analyzed using SPSS version .24. Post-stratification Mann-Whitney U test was used for effectmodifiers, while Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare study parameters between groups. P value
