Influence of kilovoltage-peak and the metal artifact reduction tool in cone-beam computed tomography on the detection of bone defects around titanium-zirconia and zirconia implants.
Rocharles Cavalcante FonteneleEduarda Helena Leandro NascimentoAna Catarina Imbelloni-VasconcelosLuciano Augusto Cano MartinsAndrea Dos Anjos Pontual de Andrade LimaFlávia Maria Moraes Ramos-PerezDeborah Queiroz FreitasPublished in: Imaging science in dentistry (2022)
The detection of peri-implant dehiscence was not influenced by kVp, use of the MAR tool, or the cortical plate. Greater sensitivity and lower specificity were shown for the detection of peri-implant dehiscence in the presence of a Zr implant.