Observational studyClinical and experimental dental research2024
Low-Dose Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in Swedish Pediatric Patients With Alveolar Clefts Following Alveolar Bone Grafting-A Clinical Study.
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Diagnostic Efficiency of Low-dose Cone-beam Computed Tomography in Post-graft Evaluation of Swedish Paediatric Patients With Alveolar Clefts
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- Retrospective evaluation of mandibular third molars using simulated low-dose cone-beam computed tomography: A comparative image quality study.Imaging science in dentistry · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate whether a low-dose cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) protocol provides diagnostically acceptable image quality for assessing bone healing after alveolar bone grafting. MATERIAL AND
methodsThe study cohort comprised 11 patients (aged 7-14 years) with orofacial clefts who had undergone alveolar bone grafting at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden. During the postsurgical follow-up at 6 months, each patient was assessed twice: once with a standard-dose CBCT protocol and once with a low-dose CBCT protocol, which in total corresponds to one CBCT examination made with the exposure settings recommended by the manufacturer. Among others, the assessed parameters included subjective image quality, as well as bone graft height, thickness, and integration.
resultsNo significant differences were found between the standard- and low-dose protocols for most parameters (p > 0.05). Exceptions included subjective image quality (one observer, p = 0.05) and confidence levels during the assessment (three observers, p = 0.01, 0.01, 0.02).
conclusionsThe low-dose protocol yielded adequate image quality for postoperative CBCT healing assessment in patients who have undergone alveolar bone grafting. However, the confidence level of observers during the assessment with the low-dose protocol was reduced. This study is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06395077). CLINICAL
trial registrationThis study is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06395077).
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