SynthesisEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2025
Incidental findings from cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a systematic review.
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- Incidental findings from cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and anatomical distribution of incidental and actionable findings on CBCT scans for implant planning.PloS one · 2026Observational
- Prevalence of degenerative alterations of osseous temporomandibular joint structures in cone beam computed tomograms in a consecutive sample of young adults. A retrospective study.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe use of cone-beam computed tomographies (CBCT) in orthodontics and pediatric dentistry is constantly increasing. The aim of this systematic review was to critically appraise and summarize evidence from clinical studies on the prevalence of incidental findings from CBCTs of children and adolescents.
methodsSystematic literature searches without restrictions were undertaken in eight databases from inception up to March 2024 for studies reporting on incidental findings from CBCT images of children and adolescents. After duplicate study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment with a custom tool based on the Joanna Briggs institute's tool for prevalence studies, qualitative (narrative) data synthesis was performed.
resultsTen studies covering a total of 1818 patients (48.5% male; average age 12.3 years) were included. The prevalence of incidental findings ranged from 0.4 to 80.3%, but high heterogeneity was seen between studies (I
conclusionEvidence indicates that incidental findings can be often found in the CBCTs of child and adolescent patients. However, when a CBCT image is justified for children or adolescents, it should be adequately assessed for incidental findings by either a specialist oral and maxillofacial radiologist or a dentist with appropriate training and experience.
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