Trabecular alveolar bone microarchitecture in the human mandible using high resolution magnetic resonance imaging.

Objectives: Cancellous bone microarchitecture in the mandible can influence the success of dental implant osseointegration. The aims of this study were to explore the feasibility of two-dimensional (2D) high resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the evaluation of trabecular bone architecture and to compare architecture parameters derived from MR images between different areas in the mandible, and between sex and dental status.

Methods: 45 mandibular bone specimens (8 mm thickness) were cut from 15 fresh cadavers.

Trabecular alveolar bone in the human mandible: a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential use of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry for the assessment of bone mineral content and bone mineral density before implant placement.

Materials And Methods: The material examined consisted of 63 mandibular bone specimens cut from 21 fresh cadavers (11 men; 10 women). Three specimens were cut per cadaver in the incisal, premolar, and molar regions.