Background: Careful consideration is necessary when an implant is positioned in the maxillary central incisors. The present study was conducted to assess dental implant placement site at anterior maxilla. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 62 patients of both genders who received dental implants in anterior maxilla. In all patients, intraoral periapical radiographs were obtained. Number of canals and length and width of bone in anterior maxilla was evaluated. Results: Out of 62 patients, males were 35 and females were 27. Single canal was present in 48 patients, double in 10, triple in 1 and Y shaped in 3 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The mean length of alveolar bone was 10.6 mm in males and 10.21 mm in females. The mean width was 4.2 mm in males and 3.8 mm in females. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). Conclusion: In most cases, single shaped canal was present and mean length and width was sufficient to acquire dental implant.
Key words: Implants, Nasopalatine canal, periapical radiographs

Received: 13 April, 2019                            Revised:  12 May 2019                             Accepted: 14 May 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Kaustubh Vilas, Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Tatyasaheb Kore dental College and Research Center, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

This article may be cited as: Vilas K, Ingale SD, Khatavkar PR, Shende SA. Assessment of implant placement site in anterior maxilla- A clinical study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2019; 5(3):36-38.