Evaluation of Panoramic Radiography Diagnostic Accuracy in the Assessment of Interdental Alveolar Bone Loss Using CBCT
Najmeh Anbiaee, Pedram Pahlavanzadeh · 2024
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Najmeh Anbiaee and Pedram Pahlavanzadeh published this study in 2024. It checks how well ordinary panoramic dental X-rays measure bone loss between teeth, a key sign of gum disease. The comparison standard is cone-beam CT, a three-dimensional scan with finer detail.
The team measured the gap between tooth neck and bone crest on both image types for eighty patients. In most regions the panoramic readings came out slightly smaller than the CT values. Even so, the cheap scan sorted healthy and diseased sites correctly about eighty-five percent of the time, and agreement with CT ranged from good to very good. Back teeth in the upper jaw were read most accurately; front teeth least. The authors conclude panoramic imaging is a fair first tool, while warning that it understates true bone loss.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Najmeh Anbiaee, Pedram Pahlavanzadeh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |