Determination of Bone Biotypes in the Region of Maxillary Teeth in Adult Men Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography

Abstract

Background: Bone density has prognostic significance in planning the surgical phase with implant-supported fixed prostheses and affects the surgical success and choice of implant design and shape.Objective: To determine bone biotypes in a region of maxillary teeth in adult men.Materials and methods: We studied cone beam computed tomography findings of 38 patients aged 20 to 53 years and conducted bone densitometry in a region of each tooth. The obtained values were converted to bone biotypes according to Misch bone density classification. We used statistical methods to identify the most common bone biotypes in each tooth region in men.Results and discussion: Based on the statistical analysis results, in more than half of the adult men D2 and D3 bones were observed in the region of maxillary premolars and molars, while D2 and D1 were found in the region of maxillary incisors and canines.Conclusions: We found that D2 and D3 are the most common bone biotypes in the region of maxillary teeth. These findings can be used as one of prognostic criteria in planning the surgical phase with implant-supported fixed prostheses.

Keywords

• cone beam computed tomography
• implant treatment
• bone density
• densitometry