Volume 5 Issue 5(September- October, 2019)

Original Articles

Evaluation of dental implant placement site in anterior maxilla- A clinical study
Ashish Pandey, Shalini Pandey, Gagandeep Kaur, Guruprasad G M, Tanya Batra, Laxmikant R.Hedau

Background: Dental implant therapy has revolutionarized the field of dentistry. The present study was conducted to assess dental implant placement site in anterior maxilla. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 58 patients of both genders who received dental implants in anterior maxilla. Number of canals and length and width of bone in anterior maxilla was evaluated. Results: Out of 58 patients, males were 30 and females were 28. Single canal was present in 36 patients, double in 12, triple in 6 and Y shaped in 4 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The mean length in males was 12.4 mm and in females was 13.1 mm, width was 5.6 mm in males and 5.2 mm in females. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found mean bone height in males as 12.4 mm and in females as 13.1mm and width as 5.6 mm in males and 5.2 mm in females. Key words: Dental Implant, maxilla, Nasopalatine canal

 
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