Title
Comparative evaluation of crestal bone loss following conventional and guided implant placement: A prospective clinical radiographic study
Authors
Akansha Garg, Sanjeev Kumar Salaria*, Pradeep Shukla, Mona Dagar, Rashmi Shiwach & Aashi Bhardwaj
Affiliation
Department of Periodontology, D. J. College of Dental Sciences and Research, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Akansha Garg - E-mail:
gargakansha99@gmail.com
Sanjeev Kumar Salaria - E-mail: sksalaria@yahoo.co.in
Pradeep Shukla - E-mail: drpradeepshukla@outlook.com
Mona Dagar - E-mail: drmonadagar25@gmail.com
Rashmi Shiwach - E-mail: docrashmi1586@gmail.com
Aashi Bhardwaj - E-mail: aashibhardwaj511@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026
Abstract
Crestal bone preservation is important for long-term implant success and guided surgery may reduce surgical trauma. This prospective randomized clinical-radiographic study included 33 patients allocated to conventional or computer-guided implant placement. Plaque index, bleeding on probing, probing depth and keratinized tissue width were assessed at baseline, 6 months and 9 months, while CBCT assessed crestal bone levels at baseline and 9 months. Peri-implant soft-tissue parameters improved in both groups without significant intergroup differences (p>0.05). Thus, guided placement showed significantly less mesial and distal crestal bone loss at 9 months than conventional placement (p<0.05).
Keywords
Cone beam computer tomography (CBCT), conventional implant placement, crestal bone loss (CBL), endosseous implant, guided implant placement
Citation
Garg et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 5442-5447 (2026)
Edited by
Hiroj Bagde
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
