Do Artifacts From Dental Implants Impair the Diagnosis of Simulated Internal Root Resorption in Cone‐Beam CT?
Matheus Sampaio‐Oliveira, Fernanda Bulhões Fagundes, Luiz Eduardo Marinho‐Vieira, Rubens Spin‐Neto, Matheus L Oliveira · 2026
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Description
Matheus Sampaio-Oliveira and colleagues test in 2026 whether nearby dental implants hide internal root resorption on cone-beam scans, a defect that quietly eats away dentine inside a tooth root. Thirty-five single-rooted teeth, some with acid-simulated resorption, were set into a human jawbone and scanned on two machines. Conditions varied: no implant, or one or two neighbouring implants of titanium or zirconia.
Three blinded observers scored the scans, with strong agreement between and within readers. Two zirconia implants clearly cut detection accuracy on both machines, lowering sensitivity and overall discrimination. Titanium pairs hurt specificity on one scanner only. Missed resorption can progress to pulp death and infection, so the blind spot matters clinically. The authors warn that zirconia neighbours deserve extra diagnostic caution when resorption is suspected nearby.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Matheus Sampaio‐Oliveira, Fernanda Bulhões Fagundes, Luiz Eduardo Marinho‐Vieira, Rubens Spin‐Neto, Matheus L Oliveira |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |