Three-dimensional display with quantitative analysis in alveolar bone resorption using cone-beam computerized tomography for dental use: a preliminary study

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2006 Dec;26(6):607-12.

Abstract

The current study used advanced three-dimensional (3-D) images with quantitative information to show the bottom of an intrabony defect. The 3-D data were corrected by means of a compact computerized tomography unit for dental use using a cone-beam method (3DX, Morita). 3-D images at the bottom of the intrabony defect in which the distance between the surface of the tooth and bone reached 0.5 mm were combined to provide a reconstructed image of the entire defect. Advanced 3-D images with quantitative information to show the bottom of an intrabony defect can display visually and in three dimensions the depth of an intrabony defect all around a tooth. Moreover, the distance between the cementoenamel junction and the bottom of an intrabony defect can be measured automatically using this technique.

MeSH terms

  • Alveolar Bone Loss / diagnostic imaging*
  • Alveolar Process / diagnostic imaging
  • Anatomy, Cross-Sectional
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Molar / diagnostic imaging
  • Periodontal Pocket / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Tooth Cervix / diagnostic imaging
  • Tooth Root / diagnostic imaging