ArticleDento maxillo facial radiology2020
Cone beam CT and treatment decision of mandibular third molars: removal
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- 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 · 2025Pooled it
- The Impact of Cone Beam Computed Tomography on Surgical Decision-Making and Risk Assessment in Mandibular Third Molar Extractions: A Prospective Observational Diagnostic Study.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2026Observational
- Comparative Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy of OPG and CBCT in the Evaluation of Impacted Mandibular third Molar Proximity to the Mandibular Canal.Current medical imaging · 2026Article
- Optimization of the size and location of the FOVs for CBCT capture of impacted lower third molars.Head & face medicine · 2025Article
- Impacted Mandibular Third Molars Close to the Inferior Alveolar Nerve (IAN) Coronectomy: A Surgical Approach with Minimal Risk of Nerve Injury.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2024Article
- Impacted mandibular third molars: a comparison of orthopantomography and cone-beam computed tomography imaging in predicting surgical difficulty.Archives of craniofacial surgery · 2024Article
- Is it possible to predict neurosensory alterations in impacted lower third molar removal based on preoperative imaging procedures? A prospective cohort study.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2024Article
- Diagnostic value of routine dental radiographs for predicting the mandibular canal localization validated by cone-beam computed tomogram measurements.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2022Article
- Knowledge and Attitude Among the Saudi Dentists Towards Coronectomy of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2022Article
- Can diagnostic changes caused by cone beam computed tomography alter the clinical decision in impacted lower third molar treatment plan?Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2021Article
- Indications of the extraction of symptomatic impacted third molars. A systematic review.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess: (1) the workflow in the treatment decision process of mandibular third molars based on a panoramic image and CBCT and (2) the impact of radiographic markers in CBCT on the decision to perform coronectomy.
methods1437 teeth in 917 patients (mean age 27.8 years, range 18-72) underwent clinical and panoramic examination. If there was an indication for removal of the tooth, and signs of a close relation to the inferior alveolar nerve were present in the panoramic image, a CBCT was performed. Treatment decision based on panoramic image and CBCT was calculated. Statistical analyses were performed to assess whether signs in CBCT had an impact on the treatment decision "coronectomy". Moreover, the actually operated teeth and post-operative sensory disturbances were assessed and discussed in relation to the radiographic method.
resultsBased on the panoramic image, in 462 cases it was decided not to treat, 553 were scheduled for surgery, and 422 referred for a CBCT examination. "No bony separation between the tooth and mandibular canal" seen in CBCT was the main factor influencing the decision to perform a coronectomy (odds ratio = 56.8,
conclusion29% of the examined cases were referred for a CBCT and of these, the majority were scheduled for coronectomy based on the sign "no bony separation between the tooth and mandibular canal" seen in CBCT.
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