Comparison of Bone Density around an Immediately Temporized and Submerged Implants Placed in the Region of Partially Edentulous Posterior Mandible Using Radiovisiography [RVG]: An In-Vivo Split Mouth Study Sanchit Bansal1, Umesh Y. Pai2,*, Shobha J Rodrigues3, Thilak B Shetty4, Sharon Saldanha2, Mahesh M.2, Puneeth Hegde2 1Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India 2Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India 3Professor & Head, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India 4Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India 5Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. Umesh Y. Pai, Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India, Email-id: scorpai@rediffmail.com, Phone number: +91 9741729097
Online published on 17 July, 2019. Abstract Purpose To compare the density of bone in an immediately temporized implant and conventionally placed implant through radiovisiography. Method Implants were placed in posterior edentulous mandibular region on either side out of which one was conventional implant and the other was immediately temporized implant. RVGs were taken at baseline and after 3 and 6 months of implant placement. The alveolar bone density was calculated at 6 different points through all the RGVs obtained at different time intervals. The values were obtained by using Image J software. All the mean values obtained were compared at different time intervals in both the groups of implants and were subjected to paired t test Results There was no statistically significant difference in the two groups. The mean values of alveolar bone density is more in ITI group than the conventional group at all the intervals of time (142.60± 22.6, 132.81± 23.10, 133.96± 24.88 and 120.67±28.77, 131.61±38.81 and 128.53± 36.05 at baseline, at 3 months and at 6 months in ITI group and conventional group respectively). Conclusion Bone density is not affected either in immediately temporized implant or conventionally placed implant during different follow up periods although it is more in the ITI group. Top Keywords Bone density, Provisionalized implant, Radiovisiograph, . Top |