Assessment of peri-implant defects at titanium and zirconium dioxide implants by means of periapical radiographs and cone beam computed tomography: An in-vitro examination.
Valerie Steiger-RonayZvonimir KrcmaricPatrick R SchmidlinSahrmann PhilippDaniel B WiedemeierGoran I BenicPublished in: Clinical oral implants research (2018)
The assessment of interproximal peri-implant defect width at Ti and ZrO2 implants was more accurate in PR in comparison to CBCT. Measurements in CBCT always led to an overestimation of the defect width, reaching clinical relevance for ZrO2 implants.