Abstract
Over the past two decades, much research has been carried out to develop radiographic methods that improve the ability to detect and measure the jaw bone level. A conventional intra-oral radiograph is a relatively crude tool to quantify and qualify the jaw bone due to:
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variations in projection geometry
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variations in contrast and density of the radiographs
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two-dimensional nature of the radiographic image (overlapping of anatomic structures)
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uncontrolled film processing
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variability in peak kilovoltage (kVp)/exposure time
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Jacobs, R., van Steenberghe, D. (1998). Bone Quantity. In: Radiographic Planning and Assessment of Endosseous Oral Implants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80424-3_5
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