BUCCAL BONE THICKNESS IN RETROMOLAR AREA IN RELATION TO BONE GRAFTING PRIOR TO DENTAL IMPLANTS. A CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY STUDY

Authors

  • Ali Farooq Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, College of Dentistry Sharif Medical And Dental College Lahore
  • Armaghan Israr Mirza Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery Department, King Edward Medical University, Lahore
  • Rabia Naseer Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, University College Of Dentistry, University College of Lahore
  • Rafay Mannan Mian Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, de’Montmorency College of Dentistry Lahore
  • Tahmasub Faraz Tayyab University College of Dentistry, University College of Lahore
  • Saira Khalid Dental Surgeon, DHQ Hospital Kasur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v11i03.138

Keywords:

dental implant, retromolar, bone grafting, ramus

Abstract

Objective:

To investigate the buccal bone thickness lateral to Inferior alveolar nerve at mandibular retromolar area using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans.

Materials and Methods:

CBCT records of patients attending department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, University College of Dentistry, University College of Lahore from January 2018 till April 2020 were included in the present study. CBCT software was used to generate slices of 10mm in width starting from the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) on the distal side of the lower second molar in the panoramic view. The sagittal cross section at this point was used to measure the shortest distance from inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) to the outer cortical plate of mandible on both sides of mandible. t- test was used compare the mean bone thickness.

Results:

There was no significant difference in mean bone thickness between the right and left side of mandible in both the genders (P>0.05). However, mean bone thickness varied significantly on right (P=0.012) and left side (P=0.019) of mandible between males and females.

Conclusion:

Retromolar area is a convenient source of autogenous bone as there is adequate thickness of bone in males and female however, care should be taken in females when retromolar area is chosen as a donor site. The role of CBCT in preoperative planning is crucial in determining the exact dimensions of the buccal bone thickness.

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Published

2021-09-30

How to Cite

Ali Farooq, Armaghan Israr Mirza, Rabia Naseer, Rafay Mannan Mian, Tahmasub Faraz Tayyab, & Saira Khalid. (2021). BUCCAL BONE THICKNESS IN RETROMOLAR AREA IN RELATION TO BONE GRAFTING PRIOR TO DENTAL IMPLANTS. A CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY STUDY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 11(03), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v11i03.138

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 03 (2021): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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