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ArticleScientific reports2022

Imaging furcation defects with low-dose cone beam computed tomography.

Maurice Ruetters, Holger Gehrig, Ti-Sun Kim, Valentin Bartha, Thomas Bruckner, Franz Sebastian Schwindling, Anna Felten, Christopher Lux, Sinan Sen

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maurice RuettersSection of Periodontology, Department of Operative Dentistry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. Maurice.ruetters@med.uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID 0000-0001-9945-7286
Holger GehrigSection of Periodontology, Department of Operative Dentistry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Ti-Sun KimSection of Periodontology, Department of Operative Dentistry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Valentin BarthaSection of Periodontology, Department of Operative Dentistry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Thomas BrucknerInstitute of Medical Biometry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Franz Sebastian SchwindlingDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Anna FeltenSection of Periodontology, Department of Operative Dentistry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Christopher LuxDepartment of Orthodontics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Sinan SenDepartment of Orthodontics, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, 24105, Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5907-5398
Heidelberg University · DEUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Different cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) protocols have shown promising results for imaging furcation defects. This study evaluates the suitability of low-dose (LD)-CBCT for this purpose. Fifty-nine furcation defects of nine upper and 16 lower molars in six human cadavers were measured by a high-dose (HD)-CBCT protocol, a LD-CBCT protocol, and a surgical protocol. HD-CBCT and LD-CBCT measurements were made twice by two investigators and were compared with the intrasurgical measurements, which served as the reference. Furcation defect volumes generated from HD-CBCT and LD-CBCT imaging were segmented by one rater. Cohen's kappa and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) values were calculated to determine intra- and interrater reliability. The level of significance was set at α = 0.05. In total, 59 furcation defects of nine upper and 16 lower human molars were assessed. Comparing CBCT furcation defect measurements with surgical measurements revealed a Cohen's kappa of 0.5975 (HD-and LD-CBCT), indicating moderate agreement. All furcation defects identified by HD-CBCT were also detected by LD-CBCT by both raters, resulting in a Cohen's kappa of 1. For interrater agreement, linear furcation defect measurements showed an ICC of 0.992 for HD-CBCT and 0.987 for LD-CBCT. The intrarater agreement was 0.994(r1)/0.992(r2) for HD-CBCT and 0.987(r1)/0.991(r2) for LD-CBCT. The intermodality agreement was 0.988(r1)/0.991(r2). Paired t-test showed no significant differences between HD-CBCT and LD-CBCT measurements. LD-CBCT is a precise and reliable method for detecting and measuring furcation defects in mandibular and maxillary molars in this experimental setting. It has the potential to improve treatment planning and treatment monitoring with a far lower radiation dose than conventional HD-CBCT.

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Furcation DefectsCone-Beam Computed TomographyHumansMandibleMolarReproducibility of Results

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