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E.A.O. guidelines for the use of diagnostic imaging in implant dentistry 2011. A consensus workshop organized by the European Association for Osseointegration at the Medical University of Warsaw

  1. David Harris1,*,
  2. Keith Horner2,
  3. Kerstin Gröndahl3,
  4. Reinhilde Jacobs4,
  5. Ebba Helmrot3,
  6. Goran I. Benic5,
  7. Michael M. Bornstein6,
  8. Andrew Dawood7,
  9. Marc Quirynen8

Article first published online: 20 MAR 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2012.02441.x

Issue

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volume 23, Issue 11, pages 1243–1253, November 2012

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Harris D, Horner K, Gröndahl K, Jacobs R, Helmrot E, Benic GI, Bornstein MM, Dawood A, Quirynen M. E.A.O. guidelines for the use of diagnostic imaging in implant dentistry 2011. A consensus workshop organized by the European Association for Osseointegration at the Medical University of Warsaw Clin. Oral Impl. Res. 23, 2012, 1243–1253

Author Information

  1. 1

    Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

  2. 2

    School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

  3. 3

    Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, The Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education, Jönköping, Sweden

  4. 4

    School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology & Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Oral Imaging Center, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

  5. 5

    Clinic of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Material Science, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

  6. 6

    Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

  7. 7

    Cavendish Imaging, London, UK

  8. 8

    Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology & Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Katholieke University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

* Corresponding author:
David Harris
Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel.: +353 1 288 1619
e-mail: david@drdavidharris.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 OCT 2012
  2. Article first published online: 20 MAR 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 29 JAN 2012

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  • European Association of Osseointegration

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Keywords:

  • anatomical boundaries;
  • clinical assessment;
  • CT imaging;
  • dental implants;
  • diagnostic imaging;
  • imaging;
  • justification;
  • optimization;
  • patient selection;
  • periodontology;
  • practice guideline;
  • prosthodontics;
  • radiation dosimetry;
  • radiology;
  • sinus floor elevation

Abstract

Diagnostics imaging is an essential component of patient selection and treatment planning in oral rehabilitation by means of osseointegrated implants. In 2002, the EAO produced and published guidelines on the use of diagnostic imaging in implant dentistry. Since that time, there have been significant developments in both the application of cone beam computed tomography as well as in the range of surgical and prosthetic applications that can potentially benefit from its use. However, medical exposure to ionizing radiation must always be justified and result in a net benefit to the patient. The as low a dose as is reasonably achievable principle must also be applied taking into account any alternative techniques that might achieve the same objectives. This paper reports on current EAO recommendations arising from a consensus meeting held at the Medical University of Warsaw (2011) to update these guidelines. Radiological considerations are detailed, including justification and optimization, with a special emphasis on the obligations that arise for those who prescribe or undertake such investigations. The paper pays special attention to clinical indications and radiographic diagnostic considerations as well as to future developments and trends.

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