›› 2015, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (11): 936-938.

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The clinical value of cone beam computed tomography in detecting periapical lesions

  

  • Received:2014-04-14 Revised:2014-07-29 Online:2015-11-28 Published:2015-11-28

Abstract: Abstract: Objective To assess the diagnostic accuracy of cone beam computed tomography in comparison with radiography in detecting periapical lesions. Methods 35 patients (41 teeth) diagnosed with periapical lesions were selected. Digital radiographs and CBCT images were used to scan the teeth, and the diagnostic accuracy was judged afterwards. Results The overall accuracy for detecting periapical lesions was higher for CBCT compared with the digital radiographs. According to the CBCT images, 37 teeth showed periapical shadows, while only 27 teeth showed periapical shadows by digital radiographs. Conclusions The CBCT technique has higher accuracy than digital radiographs, which can help diagnose intractable cases in clinic.

Key words: CBCT , digital radiographs, periapical lesions

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