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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

Evaluation of requirement of taking panoramic radiographs in children less than 6 years of age - A retrospective study.

Janvi M Gandhi, Lavanya Govindaraju

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Janvi M GandhiDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Lavanya GovindarajuDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Saveetha University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of prescribing panoramic radiographs in children less than 6 years of age. Materials and Methods: The retrospective study was conducted in a dental institution in Chennai between December 2019 and January 2021. Details of all the children less than 6 years subjected to panoramic radiographs were collected. The reason for taking panoramic radiographs was also recorded. Chi-square tests were done to statistically analyze the data, and the significance level was set at 0.05. Results: Out of 2,847 children less than 6 years of age visiting the dental institution, 1.08% (31 children) were advised to take an orthopantomagram (OPG) during the study period. Early childhood caries (75% in males and 66.7% in females) was found to be the most common reason for taking panoramic radiographs followed by developmental disturbances (12.5% in males and 13.3% in females). Chi-square test showed statistical significance between males and females ( Conclusion: Usage of radiographic techniques, especially panoramic radiographs should be limited for children under 6 years of age unless absolutely necessary.

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Childrendevelopmental disordersextraoral radiographypanoramic radiographspathologic conditions

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PMID35800484
PMCPMC9254808
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