IN VITRO COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE RELEVANCE OF DENTAL RADIOGRAPHIES IN DETECTION OF DENTAL CARIES

Autor: Alexandru Burcea, Ştefan Ţigăeru Polihroniade, Anamaria Florescu, Laur Iacob, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Universitatea „Titu Maiorescu', Bucureşti, Denisa Danilă, Cornelia Bîcleşanu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Romanian Journal of Stomatology, Vol 65, Iss 2, Pp 119-131 (2019)
ISSN: 2069-6078
1843-0805
Popis: Radiography is the most used complementary means to diagnose dental caries. The aim of this study is to verify the expertise in radiography interpretation of a group of clinicians with different experience and training and also of a group of last year dental medicine students. Material and method. For this study, 18 extracted teeth were used on which proximal and occlusal demineralization, enamel preparations and dentin preparations were conducted. The teeth surfaces were then isolated with a nail polish except the preparations. Teeth were mounted in acrylic arcades and retro-alveolar radiographs, bitewing radiographs and CBCT were performed. A questionnaire was developed that was sent online to the groups of dental clinicians and students. Results and discussion. Retroalveolar radiographs, proximal preparations: 49% of respondents did not diagnose demineralization, 42% caries in enamel and 16% caries in dentin. Oclusal preparations: 88% of the respondents did not diagnose demineralization, 60% of the caries in the enamel, all the respondents diagnosed the caries in the dentine. Bitewing radiographs, proximal preparations: 2% of respondents did not diagnose demineralization, 12% caries in enamel and 2% caries in dentin. Occlusal preparations: 90% of the respondents did not diagnose demineralization, 26% caries in enamel, all diagnosed caries in the dentine. At CBCT, proximal preparations: 26% of respondents did not diagnose demineralization, 26% caries in enamel and 20% caries in dentin. At the occlusal level, 22% of respondents did not diagnose demineralization, 8% caries in enamel and 8% caries in dentin. Conclusions. Following the radiological examinations conducted in this study, we can say that dental caries are diagnosed most quickly and correctly when they affect both the analyzed proximal and occlusal surfaces with evolution in dentin.
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