کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3168775 | 1199427 | 2008 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
BackgroundSubtle changes in marginal alveolar bone level can be demonstrated using digital subtraction of sequential radiographs.ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the practical application of geometrically corrected digital subtraction in a clinical study of alveolar bone response to a drug previously shown to inhibit alveolar bone loss.Study designSelected periapical radiographs were acquired with projective standardization of patients with clinical marginal alveolar bone loss. Subsequently, patients received a 6-month regimen of subantimicrobial doxycycline or placebo. Standardized radiographs of the same alveolar regions were acquired after 3 and 6 months, and baseline radiographs were subtracted from these images.ResultsBlinded digital subtraction analysis indicated various levels of marginal bone gain in 3 of the 6 patients in the experimental group, whereas in 3 of the 5 placebo patients the method showed bone loss.ConclusionThese results suggest that geometrically corrected digital subtraction possibly agrees with clinical predictors of bone loss severity.
Journal: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology - Volume 106, Issue 4, October 2008, Pages e40–e45