Influence of acquisition parameters on the evaluation of mandibular third molars through cone beam computed tomography
Autor: | Anne Caroline Costa Oenning, Yuri Nejaim, Frederico Sampaio Neves, Deborah Queiroz Freitas, Mariana Rocha Nadaes, Matheus Lima Oliveira, Larissa Pereira Lagos de Melo |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
Molar
Cone beam computed tomography Mandibular canal Dentistry In Vitro Techniques Radiation Dosage 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine McNemar's test stomatognathic system medicine Medical imaging Humans Dosimetry Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Dentistry (miscellaneous) Voxel size Orthodontics business.industry Radiation dose Tooth Impacted 030206 dentistry Cone-Beam Computed Tomography stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Molar Third Surgery Oral Surgery business |
Zdroj: | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 124:183-190 |
ISSN: | 2212-4403 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.03.008 |
Popis: | Objectives The aim of the study was to assess the influence of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) acquisition parameters on the evaluation of mandibular third molars and their relationship to the mandibular canal. Study Design Eight dry human mandibles with 13 mandibular third molars were scanned with one CBCT unit. Voxel size (0.2 and 0.3 mm), field of view (FOV) size (12 × 8.5 cm and 5 × 5 cm), and number of basis images (450 and 720) were the variables studied. Two examiners evaluated the images, and the resulting data were compared through McNemar, McNemar-Bowker, and Student t tests. Additionally, dosimetry was determined for all protocols tested, and radiation doses were compared through analysis of variance. Results The variables did not influence evaluation of mandibular third molars, except for voxel size, when assessing contact between the tooth and the mandibular canal ( P = .021). Although FOV and number of basis images affected radiation dose, voxel size did not. Conclusions FOV size and number of basis images did not influence the evaluation of mandibular third molars and their relationship to the mandibular canal in the CBCT unit used. Conversely, smaller voxel size affected the assessment of contact between the tooth and the mandibular canal. In units in which voxel size does not influence radiation dose, the most appropriate CBCT protocol is the one using a smaller voxel size and delivering the lowest radiation dose to the patient. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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