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ReviewPediatric radiology2018

Cone-beam CT in paediatric dentistry: DIMITRA project position statement.

Anne Caroline Oenning, Reinhilde Jacobs, Ruben Pauwels, Andreas Stratis, Mihaela Hedesiu, Benjamin Salmon, DIMITRA Research Group, http://www.dimitra.be

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Review in Pediatric radiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 141 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

141 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Incidental findings from cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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  6. Diagnostic efficacy of and indications for intraoral radiographs in pediatric dentistry: a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2020
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  7. Diagnostic efficacy of cone beam computed tomography in paediatric dentistry: a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2020
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  8. Best clinical practice guidance for prescribing dental radiographs in children and adolescents: an EAPD policy document.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2020
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  9. Outcomes of different radioprotective precautions in children undergoing dental radiography: a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Anne Caroline OenningEA2496, Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies, Dental School Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France.
Reinhilde JacobsOMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ruben PauwelsOMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Andreas StratisOMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Mihaela HedesiuDepartment of Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Benjamin SalmonEA2496, Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies, Dental School Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France. benjamin.salmon@parisdescartes.fr.
DIMITRA Research Group, http://www.dimitra.be

Funding

European Atomic Energy Community 604984
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DIMITRA (dentomaxillofacial paediatric imaging: an investigation towards low-dose radiation induced risks) is a European multicenter and multidisciplinary project focused on optimizing cone-beam CT exposures for children and adolescents. With increasing use of cone-beam CT for dentomaxillofacial diagnostics, concern arises regarding radiation risks associated with this imaging modality, especially for children. Research evidence concerning cone-beam CT indications in children remains limited, while reports mention inconsistent recommendations for dose reduction. Furthermore, there is no paper using the combined and integrated information on the required indication-oriented image quality and the related patient dose levels. In this paper, therefore, the authors initiate an integrated approach based on current evidence regarding image quality and dose, together with the expertise of DIMITRA's members searching for a state of the art. The aim of this DIMITRA position statement is to provide indication-oriented and patient-specific recommendations regarding the main cone-beam CT applications in the pediatric field. The authors will review this position statement document when results regarding multidisciplinary approaches evolve, in a period of 5 years or earlier.

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Pediatric DentistryAdolescentChildCone-Beam Computed TomographyEuropeHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicRadiation DosageRadiation ProtectionChildrenCone-beam computed tomographyGuidelinePediatric dentistryRadiation effectsRadiation protection

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PMID29143199

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