Background:
When placing a dental implant, it is not always possible to place it exactly in the same position as the tooth that it replaced. That might be because of how the gums and mouth are shaped, since some bone is always lost after a tooth is extracted. Researchers want to study the records of people who have had dental implants. They want to check to see how much difference there is between how the implant is positioned and how the same tooth on the other side is positioned. They also want to compare how the implant is positioned compared to the tooth it replaced, when that is possible in the dental record.
Study design:
This study will not enroll any participants. The researchers will search the database of patient records at the study clinic to find people who have had dental implants of a single molar tooth. Then they will look at them to find records that include good images that they can use to compare the implant and tooth positions.
Researchers will then analyze the findings and write a review article.
Patients with mandibular molar implant placement.
Presence of contralateral natural mandibular first, second molars or both.
Availability of pre-extraction CBCT scans of the corresponding or contralateral mandibular molar tooth or panoramic radiographs for mesiodistal angulation.
Availability of post-implant CBCT scans or panoramic radiographs for mesiodistal angulation
Incomplete or low-quality CBCT scans.
History of mandibular trauma or pathologies altering tooth or implant alignment.
History of reconstructive mandibular surgery in the implant region.
History of periapical pathology
Existing records of patients at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry who have had a dental implant of one single molar tooth, between January 1, 2016 and January 6, 2025
Other
Retrospective
Measurements
Other interventionOn existing identified chart records: measurements on CBCT and panographic radiographs.
Replaced Tooth Comparison
Difference in buccolingual and mesiodistal angulations of placed implant compared with pre-extraction natural tooth.
Contralateral Tooth Comparison
Difference in buccolingual and mesiodistal angulations of placed implant compared with contralateral natural molar.
Frequency of Fenestration/Dehiscence
Presence/absence of fenestration and/or dehiscence around implants
Distance from Foramen Mentale
Distance between the implant and the foramen mentale, measured with software on CBCT
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