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ArticleDentistry journal2026

Does Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Provide Additional Benefit to Periodontal Infrabony Defect Topography Assessment? A Multi-Centre Case-Based Questionnaire.

Nicholas David Sung, Tiffany See Nok Chen, Melissa Rachel Fok, Mihai Tarce, Jasmine Loke, Luigi Nibali, Ana Castro, Georgios Pelekos

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Article in Dentistry journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Nicholas David SungDivision of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.
Tiffany See Nok ChenDivision of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.
Melissa Rachel FokDivision of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6612-2866
Mihai TarceDivision of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6466-5261
Jasmine LokePeriodontology Unit, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.
Luigi NibaliPeriodontology Unit, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.
Ana CastroSection of Periodontology, Department of Oral Health Sciences, KU Leuven and Dentistry, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5329-3113
Georgios PelekosDivision of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1917-1988

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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CBCTinfrabony defectperiodontal diagnosticsperiodontal education

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PMID42782964
PMCPMC13605316

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