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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022

A Narrative Review on Current Diagnostic Imaging Tools for Dentomaxillofacial Abnormalities in Children.

Sami Aldhuwayhi, Atul Bhardwaj, Yahya Ahmed M Deeban, Smita Singh Bhardwaj, Rawan Bakr Alammari, Ayoub Alzunaydi

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sami AldhuwayhiDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Atul BhardwajDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9455-4703
Yahya Ahmed M DeebanDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Smita Singh BhardwajPediatric Dentistry, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-7869-3703
Rawan Bakr AlammariDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Ayoub AlzunaydiGeneral Dentist, Ministry of Health, Al Artawiyah General Hospital, Al Artawiyah 15719, Saudi Arabia.
Majmaah University · SAMinistry of Health · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current review narrates the findings and discusses the available diagnostic tools for detecting structural abnormalities. The review discusses several diagnostic tools, such as magnetic resonance imaging, cone beam computed tomography, multi detector row CT and positron emission tomography. The vital findings and comparative analysis of different diagnostic tools are presented in this review. The present review also discusses the advent of newer technologies, such as the HyperionX9 scanner with less field of view and 18F-FDG PET/CT (positron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-D-glucose, integrated with computed tomography), which can give more efficient imaging of dentomaxillofacial structures. The discussion of effective comparative points enables this review to reveal the available diagnostic tools that can be used in the detection of dentomaxillofacial abnormalities in the pediatric population. The advantages and disadvantages of each tool are discussed, and the findings of past publications are also presented. Overall, this review discusses the technical details and provides a comparative analysis of updated diagnostic techniques for dentomaxillofacial diagnosis.

Indexed as

18F-FDG PET/CT (positron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-D-glucose, integrated with computed tomography)cone beam CT (CBCT)dentomaxillofacialmagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)multi-detector row CT (MDCT)PET (positron emission tomography)temporomandibular joint (TMJ)ultrasonography (USG)

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PMID35626798
PMCPMC9139436
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