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RADIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF PERI-IMPLANT TISSUE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Saad NA, Omar NI, Ahmad Yaziz Y

Objective: To evaluate the radiographic changes of alveolar bone level around dental
implants conducted among patients in Mak Mandin Government Periodontic Clinic,
Penang. Materials and methods: Fifty-four patients with 91 dental implants placed
between 2015 and 2019 were included in this cross-sectional study. Bone height of the
implants were assessed by measuring mesial and distal bone levels from the periapical
radiograph using DBSWIN Imaging Software®. Comparison was made between the
measured alveolar bone height with the initial alveolar bone level after implant placement
surgery. The changes of alveolar bone level was calculated and recorded. By using the IBM
SPSS data editor version 26.0 (IBM, Armonk, New York, USA), the statistical analyses were
made. The statistical significance was considered for p<0.05. Results: Most of the implants
were tissue level round neck types (64.8%), 10 mm length (71.4%), and 4.1 mm width
(41.8%). At the mesial part, 82 (90.1 %) of participants had bone loss 2mm and below
which were included 19.8% with no bone loss noted. At the distal part, 85 (93.4%) of
participants had bone loss 2mm and below which were included 25.3% with no bone loss
noted. Mean mesial and distal bone loss was 0.93±0.629 mm and 0.85±0.631 mm
respectively. Only 3.3% (3) participants had bone loss 3mm and above for both mesial and
distal. Conclusion: This study revealed the radiographic changes of alveolar bone height
at the peri-implant area was within acceptable range.

Dr Noor Asyikin Saad
Dr Nurul Izwan Omar
Dr Yuhaniz binti Ahmad Yaziz
Periodontic Specialist Unit
Mak Mandin Dental Clinic
Butterworth, Penang

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