Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2015, Pages 1–7
Paromita Mazumdar1, Utpal Kumar Das2, and Sourav Bhattacharyya3
1 Associate Professor, Department Of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Guru Nanak Institute Of Dental Science & Research, India
2 Professor and Head of the Department, Department Of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Guru Nanak Institute Of Dental Science & Research, India
3 Final Year Post Graduate Trainee (PGT), Department Of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Guru Nanak Institute Of Dental Science & Research, India
Original language: English
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To compare the ability of endodontists to determine the size of apical pathological lesions and select the most appropriate choice of treatment based on lesions' projected image characteristics using two dimensional and three dimensional images.
Study Design: Seven subjects were selected. Radiographic examination of symptomatic study teeth with an intraoral periapical radiograph and Radiovisiography (RVG) revealed periapical lesions equal to or greater than 3mmin the greatest diameter. Cone-beam Computed tomography (CBCT) images were made of the involved teeth after the intraoral periapical radiograph confirmed the size of lesion to be equal to greater than 3 mm. Three observers (endodontists) viewed the periapical, RVG and CBCT images. Upon viewing each of the images from the two imaging modalities, observers (1) measured lesion size and (2) made decisions on treatment based on each radiograph
Results: No significant difference was noted in the treatment plan selected by observers using the three modalities. Post-operative radiographs did not shows any significant difference
Conclusion: Lesion size and choice of treatment of periapical lesions based on CBCT radiographs do not change significantly from those made on the basis of radiographs.
Author Keywords: periapical pathology, periapical radiography, Radiovisiography, CBCT, Treatment planning.
Paromita Mazumdar1, Utpal Kumar Das2, and Sourav Bhattacharyya3
1 Associate Professor, Department Of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Guru Nanak Institute Of Dental Science & Research, India
2 Professor and Head of the Department, Department Of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Guru Nanak Institute Of Dental Science & Research, India
3 Final Year Post Graduate Trainee (PGT), Department Of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Guru Nanak Institute Of Dental Science & Research, India
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
To compare the ability of endodontists to determine the size of apical pathological lesions and select the most appropriate choice of treatment based on lesions' projected image characteristics using two dimensional and three dimensional images.
Study Design: Seven subjects were selected. Radiographic examination of symptomatic study teeth with an intraoral periapical radiograph and Radiovisiography (RVG) revealed periapical lesions equal to or greater than 3mmin the greatest diameter. Cone-beam Computed tomography (CBCT) images were made of the involved teeth after the intraoral periapical radiograph confirmed the size of lesion to be equal to greater than 3 mm. Three observers (endodontists) viewed the periapical, RVG and CBCT images. Upon viewing each of the images from the two imaging modalities, observers (1) measured lesion size and (2) made decisions on treatment based on each radiograph
Results: No significant difference was noted in the treatment plan selected by observers using the three modalities. Post-operative radiographs did not shows any significant difference
Conclusion: Lesion size and choice of treatment of periapical lesions based on CBCT radiographs do not change significantly from those made on the basis of radiographs.
Author Keywords: periapical pathology, periapical radiography, Radiovisiography, CBCT, Treatment planning.
How to Cite this Article
Paromita Mazumdar, Utpal Kumar Das, and Sourav Bhattacharyya, “Comparative role of Conventional Radiography, Radiovisiography and Cone beam Tomography on 'Dimension Determination' of persistent periapical radiolucency in relation to treatment planning,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1–7, January 2015.
