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ArticleOral radiology2023

Assessment of the diagnostic accuracy of strip and furcal perforations in different sizes by cone beam computed tomography.

Zahra Ghoncheh, Hanieh Kaviani, Sara Soleimani, Shifteh Nasri, Fatemeh Malekpour, Farzaneh Afkhami

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Article in Oral radiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zahra GhonchehDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hanieh KavianiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sara SoleimaniPrivate Practice, Tehran, Iran.
Shifteh NasriPrivate Practice, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh MalekpourDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farzaneh AfkhamiDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. farzanehafkhamij@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7678-5313
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

objectiveRoot perforation is an adverse event that may accidentally occur during root canal treatment and can adversely affect the treatment plan and tooth prognosis. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for detecting the strip and furcal perforations with different sizes.

methodsThe mesiolingual canals of 155 extracted human mandibular first molars were instrumented and randomly divided into four experimental groups and one control group (n = 31). Furcal (in the pulp chamber floor) and strip perforations with 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 mm in diameter were manually created. The teeth were randomly mounted in bovine ribs and scanned using CBCT. Two radiologists unaware of the study groups observed the images and reported the greatest perforation diameter. The inter-observer agreements were calculated. The diagnostic accuracy was compared for furcal and strip perforations with different sizes.

resultsThe inter-observer agreement for detecting furcal and strip perforations with different sizes were good. The diagnostic accuracy was 100% for the absence of perforation in each group.

conclusionsCBCT can detect the absence of perforation with high accuracy. The diagnostic accuracy of CBCT in the presence of strip and furcal perforation with different sizes was not significant.

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