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Besides quantitative information on the bone volume, radiographs may give a rough estimate of the bone quality besides indications of pathologic changes that could interfere with the subsequent implant treatment. The darkness of radiographical images depends on the light absorbing and scattering properties of the silver grains as well as on the fraction of radiation that is transmitted. The latter is related to the bone width and mineral content. When viewing a two-dimensional radiograph, information on bone width is evidently scarce. The superimposition of structures renders interpretation of a radiograph even more complex. Conventional intra-oral radiography does not reveal significant changes of the cancellous bone.
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Jacobs, R., van Steenberghe, D. (1998). Bone Quality. In: Radiographic Planning and Assessment of Endosseous Oral Implants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80424-3_6
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