JBR Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine and Dental Science
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Research Article

Reference and Techniques used in Alveolar Bone Classification

Dutmanee Seriwatanachai¹, Sirichai Kiattavorncharoen², Nawakamon Suriyan², Kiatanant Boonsiriseth² and Natthamet Wongsirichat^2*

¹Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Corresponding Author:

Professor Natthamet Wongsirichat
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University
6 Yothi Street, Rajathevee, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
Tel: +66-220078495
Fax: +66-22007844
E-mail: natthamet.won@mahidol.ac.th

Received Date: January 27, 2015; Accepted Date: March 28, 2015; Published Date: April 02, 2015

Citation: Seriwatanachai D, Kiattavorncharoen S, Suriyan N, Boonsiriseth K, Wongsirichat N (2015) Reference and Techniques used in Alveolar Bone Classification. J Interdiscipl Med Dent Sci 3:172. doi: 10.4172/2376-032X.1000172

Copyright: © 2015 Seriwatanachai D, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

The marginal bone loss that usually observed around dental implant has been well documented and expected. It has related with self-reaction to the forensic body of each patient as well as the osseointegrated interface. Bone quantity and quality of the implant site may help to define the implant-bone interface, which in turn affects primary stability of the immediate implant placement. Analysis of bone quality prior to surgery provides vital information during treatment planning for dental implant. Additionally, it helps in predicting postsurgical success. The classification of bone quality, however, is difficult to follow clinically, as tactile assessments are subject to the variation among surgeons. Although imaging techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) or cone bean computed tomography (CBCT), are useful to determine bone quality, the exposure to radiation and its precision, are still of concern. This paper reviews common techniques and reference used in dental bone classification as well as the recent reports from histomorphometric analysis and molecular components. It is well acknowledged that clinical awareness of evaluating the amounts of bone surrounding the implant site by appropriate method is critical for a successful outcome.

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