Natural Sciences, Stomotology, 2026
ISSN: 1829-006X
EVALUATING BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND TRABECULAR BONE MICROSTRUCTURE AROUND IMPLANTS BY CBCT
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Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study is to evaluate Bone Mineral Density (BMD) by Hounsfield Units (HU) and
Trabecular Bone microstructure by Fractal Dimension (FD) around dental implants pre-operatively and post
operatively by CBCT.
Materials and Methods: Twelve patients with partially edentulous sites of age group between 20 to 50 years
with good systemic health were enrolled. Patients are assessed for BMD before (baseline) and after
placement of implants (9 months) using analysis by Hounsfield Units (HU) and FractalDimension (FD).
Results: BMD by HU improved from baseline (412.25 ± 105.16) to 9 months (626.58 ± 114). Trabecular Bone
Microstructure by FD improved from baseline (0.78 ± 0.06) to 9 months (1.40 ± 0.05). Unpaired t test and paired t
test were performed for inter groupand intra group analyses respectively.
Conclusion: Present study was undertaken to evaluate bone changes on implants placed in the suitable edentulous
sites. All the implant Osseo integrated without any uneventful healing. The marginal bone loss found was also
minimal and found to be statistically non-significant. With the limited sample size it can conclude that fractal
analysis holds good for bone architectural analysis.