Presurgical evaluation for dental implants using a reformatting program of computed tomography: maxilla/mandible shape pattern analysis (MSPA)
Shimura, M.; Babbush, C.A.; Majima, H.; Yanagisawa, S.; Sairenji, E.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants 5(2): 175-181
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0882-2786 PMID: 2133342 Document Number: 361895
A new analysis technique that provides a shape pattern of the maxilla or mandible is described. This technique uses a software program of computed tomography multiplanar reformation (CT/MPR). The successive cross-sectional images obtained by the CT/MPR are numbered, and the height and width of the maxilla and mandible at each of these cross-sectional images at specified levels are measured. The measured height and width are plotted against the number of the cross-section. This technique, termed maxilla/mandible shape pattern analysis (MSPA), creates an easy profile of the shape of the maxilla and mandible, and it enhances treatment planning for the placement of dental implants.