Abstract

CASTRO, Maria de Fátima Oliveira Monteiro de et al. Imaging methods used in the diagnosis of misfits in the implant-abutment joint: a review. Rev. Bras. Odontol. [online]. 2017, vol.74, n.2, pp. 162-166. ISSN 1984-3747.

Objective: to discuss the imaging exams employed in the diagnosis of misfits in the implant-abutment joint. Material and Methods: the databases CAPES, Pubmed, Cochrane and Medline were used in this review. Initially, only periodicals of literature review, clinical studies and in vitro studies with the keywords used in Portuguese, with English synonyms were used: dental radiography, dental implant, dental prosthesis, implant abutment/misfit. Results: forty-six articles were retrieved based on the reading of the abstracts. After reading these articles, twenty-four articles in the Portuguese and English languages published between 1985 and 2016 were kept and were part of this review. Conclusion: periapical with standard paralleling technique is the most indicated, since variations in the vertical angle of the X-ray beam, from the orthogonal position can obscure misfits and generate clinical complications, compromising the rehabilitation treatment.

Keywords : radiography; Dental implant; Dental prosthesis; Implant abutment/Misfit..