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Table 1 PICO of key questions

From: Developing evidence-based clinical imaging guidelines of justification for radiographic examination after dental implant installation

KQ

Population

Intervention

Comparators

Outcome

1

Patients with implants

CBCT

Panoramic and periapical radiographs

Diagnostic accuracy- alveolar bone height, osseointegration

2

Patients with sensory abnormalities following implant surgery

CBCT or CT (cross-sectional view)

Panoramic radiographs

Diagnostic possibility of nerve injury (inferior alveolar nerve)