ArticleJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Accuracy of digital intraoral periapical radiography and cone-beam computed tomography in the measurement of intrabony defects: A comparative study.
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- Comparative Analysis of 3D Imaging in Periodontal Disease Assessment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Pooled it
- Accuracy of Ionizing-Radiation-Based and Non-Ionizing Imaging Assessments for the Diagnosis of Periodontitis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluation of Periodontal Infrabony Defect Topography via CBCT and Comparisons with Direct Intrasurgical Measurements.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Tooth numbering with polygonal segmentation on periapical radiographs: an artificial intelligence study.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeriodontal disease is an inflammatory process resulting in clinical attachment loss (CAL), pocket depth (PD), and resulting in the loss of alveolar bone. Diagnostic imaging provides an adjunctive guidelines to assess the alveolar bone height in addition to clinical parameters such as PD and CAL. AIMS AND
objectivesThe objectives of the study are to determine whether the digital intraoral periapical (IOPA) radiographs can be reliably used as an alternative to cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in the diagnosis of intrabony defects. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 25 patients with the presence of intrabony defects were included in the study. All the radiographic parameters were recorded using digital IOPA and CBCT. Various intrabony defect morphological characteristics such as height, depth, width, and angle were measured and compared between digital IOPA and CBCT. STATISTICS: The data was subjected to statistical analysis. Mann-Whitney
resultsThe mean intergroup comparison values between digital IOPA and CBCT in relation to defect width were 3.22 ± 1.10 and 3.20 ± 1.16, respectively (
conclusionWith the drawbacks of such as high radiation exposure, unavailability, and high financial cost, digital IOPA with digital software can be used as an alternative to CBCT for measuring intrabony defect morphological characteristics in periodontitis patients.
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