Facial alveolar bone thickness and modifying factors of anterior maxillary teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cone-beam computed tomography studies.

Julio Rojo-Sanchis David Soto-Peñaloza David Penarrocha-Oltra Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago Jose Viña-Almunia

Published in: BMC oral health (2021)

Facial alveolar bone at anterior maxillary teeth is thin, heterogeneous in width along its apico-coronal dimensions, and increases in thickness in maxillary premolars. The CEJ-bone crest distance presented homogeneous and similar values in all teeth analyzed.

Keyphrases

cone beam computed tomography
soft tissue
bone mineral density
optical coherence tomography
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
body composition