Abstract
Objectives. The objective of this study was to quantify the variation in use and type of imaging
guides used by community-based specialists and general practitioners during dental
implant treatment planning phases. The specific aim of this study was to test the
hypothesis that specialists are more likely to use some form of cross-sectional imaging
in conjunction with imaging guides during the preoperative assessment of dental implant
procedures. Study Design. Records from 630 patients with implants (1640 implants) referred for cross-sectional
tomography were reviewed. Imaging guide type and implant sites were noted. Results. The distribution of referring dentists by specialty was as follows: general practitioners
(42.2%), periodontists (35.1%), oral and maxillofacial surgeons (13.3%), and prosthodontists
(7%). Of patients referred for tomograms, 52% were referred without a surgical guide.
Conclusion. Specialists ordered tomograms in conjunction with imaging guides more often than
did general practitioners. Prosthodontists and periodontists preferred to use more
restrictive guides than did general practitioners or oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
(Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2002;93:483-7)
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
October 21,
2001
Received in revised form:
August 19,
2001
Received:
June 13,
2001
Footnotes
*Reprint requests: Dov M. Almog, DMD, Associate Professor, Prosthodontics, University of Rochester Eastman Department of Dentistry, 625 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14620, [email protected]
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