Cone beam CT Versus DXA For Evaluation of Bone Density Around Dental Implant in Vitamin D Deficient Patients | ||||
| Al-Azhar Assiut Dental Journal | ||||
| Volume 8, Issue 1, April 2025, Page 9-16 PDF (2.42 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/aadj.2025.429982 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
mostafa sharkawy  ; Hossam El-Dein Mohammed Ali; Mohamed Mahgub El-Ashmawy; Arafa GadAllah Ibrahim
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| Department of oral and max illofacial surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicene, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Aim: The present study aimed to assess the accuracy of CBCT for evaluation of maxillary bone density. Subjects & Methods: The study was conducted on twelve vitamin D deficient patients indicated for posterior maxillary rehabilitation. Patients were divided into two groups: Group A received vitamin D and calcium supplement while Group B was a control group. First parameter was overall body bone density using Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) while second parameter was maxillary bone density using CBCT. Results: Group A showed a significant increase in vitamin D levels from 12.75 to 26.64 ng/ml (p < 0.05). this increase in vitamin D was accompanied by increase in bone density of spine from - 1.48 to - 1.08 T-score (p > 0.05). On the other hand, group B did not show similar improvements either at vitamin D or bone density of spine. Nevertheless, assessment of maxillary bone density using CBCT showed improvement in group B greater than group A. Conclusion: CBCT can be used as a relative rather than a reliable indicator of bone density | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Dental implant; Vitamin D; Calcium; Bone density; CBCT and DXA | ||||
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