Alveolar bone anatomic profiles as measured from dry skulls
- 1 October 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Periodontology
- Vol. 24 (10), 727-731
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-051x.1997.tb00189.x
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of alveolar bone morphology to tooth shape and form. 111 dry skulls were evaluated at Baylor College of Dentistry (Dallas, Texas). The skulls were arbitrarily divided into flat, scalloped and pronounced scalloped anatomic profiles according to alveolar bone anatomy. The number of buccal dehiscences and fenestrations was determined for each skull according to their anatomic morphotype. 10 skulls from each group were selected for bone height measurements. The measurements were made with a periodontal probe and ruler from the height of the interproximal bone to the buccal alveolar crest. Kodachrome slides were used to measure mesial-distal tooth width and length from ten skulls from each anatomic category. The average number of fenestrations for each group was 3.5. The mean number of dehiscences for flat and scalloped skulls was 0.5. The average number of dehiscences for pronounced scalloped was 1.2. There were no significant differences when the groups were compared. The mean distance from the height of the interdental bone to the alveolar crest was statistically significant when the groups were compared (flat 2.1 mm, scalloped 2.8 mm. pronounced 4.1mm) (Tukey, p=0.05). There were no significant differences when tooth shapes were compared with bone anatomy. Pronounced scalloped anatomic profiles were slightly narrower when compared with the other groups. The observations reported have treatment ramifications when patients with scalloped or pronounced scalloped morphotypes are being considered for dental implant placement.Keywords
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