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Planning interactive implant treatment with 3-D computed tomography.

M Jeffcoat·R L Jeffcoat·M S Reddy·L Berland
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Treatment planning for dental implants presents special challenges to the dentist. The authors review the conventional radiographic and non-radiographic methods for the assessment of the implant site. A new dental interactive treatment planning program under development at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry Department of Periodontics is described.

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AlveoloplastyDental ImplantsHumansJawOsseointegrationPatient Care PlanningRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedSoftwareTomography, X-Ray ComputedJournal ArticleReview

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M Jeffcoat, R L Jeffcoat, M S Reddy, L Berland. 1991. Planning interactive implant treatment with 3-D computed tomography.. https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.1991.0325

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