Comparative analysis of impacted upper canines: Panoramic radiograph Vs Cone Beam Computed Tomography

The use of CBCT exam in the study of IMC is not new. However, it's still not known in what specific aspects CBCT exam shows a better result than then conventional exams. The aim of this study was to compare and conclude in what way the opinion regarding upper canine impaction differed when obse...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry 2017-10, Vol.9 (10), p.e1176-e1182
Main Authors: Pico, Catarina-Luís-Vicente-Rodrigues, do Vale, Francisco-José-Fernandes, Caramelo, Francisco-José-Santiago-Fernandes-Amado, Corte-Real, Ana, Pereira, Sónia-Margarida-Alves
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Language:English
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Summary:The use of CBCT exam in the study of IMC is not new. However, it's still not known in what specific aspects CBCT exam shows a better result than then conventional exams. The aim of this study was to compare and conclude in what way the opinion regarding upper canine impaction differed when observing a panoramic image compared to the observation of a set of CBCT reconstructions. Twenty patients (10 males and 10 females) with a total of 28 impacted maxillary canines were identified from the database of the Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra. For each canine, two different images were available: a panoramic image and a set of CBCT reconstructions. After a random distribution of both groups images, nine orthodontists completed a questionnaire where they were asked to evaluate ten different questions regarding canine impaction. Statistic analysis was performed using Cronbach's alpha statistics, Kappa statistics and McNemar test, considering
ISSN:1989-5488
1989-5488
DOI:10.4317/jced.53652