ArticleClinical oral investigations2022
The applications of ultrasound, and ultrasonography in dentistry: a scoping review of the literature.
Article in Clinical oral investigations, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06853028 (The Role of Root Canal Treatment in Alleviating Endodontic Pain-Induced Asymmetry and Restoring Muscle Balance), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Role of Root Canal Treatment in Alleviating Endodontic Pain-Induced Asymmetry and Restoring Muscle Balance: a Prospective Cohort Study
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Transformer-based models in dentistry: a systematic review.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Pooled it
- Multimodal physiotherapeutic management of postoperative complications in orthognathic surgery: A literature review and institutional protocol proposal.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2026Review
- Bridging a curriculum gap: a structured model for integrating head and neck ultrasound training into undergraduate dental education.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis Guided by 3D Model and Monitored with Ultrasonography: A Case Report.Pediatric reports · 2026Article
- Dental Practitioners' Knowledge and Attitude Towards Ultrasonography: A Cross-Sectional Study at a South African University.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- The use of ultrasonography in dentistry: a bibliometric analysis.Oral radiology · 2025Article
- Impact of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for Periodontitis Diagnostics: Current Overview and Advances.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Comparison of ultrasonography and cone-beam computed tomography for quantitative assessment of mental foramen and alveolar crest.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Do dental students need sonography training? A prospective observational study.BMC medical education · 2025Observational
- Machine learning for automated identification of anatomical landmarks in ultrasound periodontal imaging.Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2025Article
- Intraoral perfusion assessment using endoscopic hyperspectral imaging (EHSI)- first description of a novel approach.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Article
- The effect of different bioceramic root canal sealer removal protocols on the bond strength of composite to coronal dentin in diabetic and non-diabetic patients: an ex vivo study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Trends in dentomaxillofacial radiology.World journal of radiology · 2025Review
- Ultrasonography as an additional tool to localize impacted canines.Oral radiology · 2025Article
- Influence of Ultrasound Stimulation on the Viability, Proliferation and Protein Expression of Osteoblasts and Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Upper First and Second Molar Pulp Chamber Endodontic Anatomy Evaluation According to a Recent Classification: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study.Journal of imaging · 2023Article
- The use of shear wave elastography to monitor changes in gingival elasticity associated with initial periodontal therapy in patients with advanced periodontitis: A prospective pilot study.Journal of dental sciences · 2023Article
- Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Dentistry.International journal of dentistry · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectivesThis scoping review aims to summarize the available literature on the clinical applications of ultrasonography and ultrasound in diagnostic, therapeutic, and interventional dental applications. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Extension for Scoping Reviews checklist and conducted a protocol-driven scoping review of randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, cross-sectional studies, case-control studies, and case series that assessed ultrasonography or ultrasound use as a stand-alone diagnostic, therapeutic, and interventional tool in dentistry. We included studies published after 1980, study samples ≥ 10, with diagnostic, concordance, or therapeutic outcomes. We searched Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, and others (up to April 2021) and extracted information regarding study level, patient level, test or treatment level, and outcome level data.
resultsFive interventional studies (related to oral medicine, temporomandibular disorders, and dental anesthesia), eight therapeutic studies (related to surgery and orthodontics), and seventy-five diagnostic studies (related to orthodontics, surgery, endodontics, oral medicine, temporomandibular disorders, restorative dentistry, and periodontology) were identified and presented in this review.
conclusionUltrasonography has a well-established niche in diagnostic dentistry, while therapeutic and interventional ultrasounds have a smaller, yet present, niche in dentistry. However, further research is needed to report the precise estimates of the diagnostic, therapeutic, and interventional effects. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Dentists are mostly unfamiliar with ultrasonography and ultrasound and their potential uses. This review maps the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of ultrasonography and ultrasound technology in dentistry and highlights the current challenges, gaps of knowledge, and research status of ultrasound technology in this regard.
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