Imaging Science in Dentistry

Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (대한영상치의학회)
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Assessment of endodontically treated teeth by using different radiographic methods: an ex vivo comparison between CBCT and other radiographic techniques

  • Demiralp, Kemal Ozgur (Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University) ;
  • Kamburoglu, Kivanc (Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University) ;
  • Gungor, Kahraman (Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University) ;
  • Yuksel, Selcen (Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University) ;
  • Demiralp, Gokcen (Department of Endodontics, Tepebasi Dental Health Center) ;
  • Ucok, Ozlem (Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University)
  • Received : 2012.03.01
  • Accepted : 2012.06.30
  • Published : 2012.09.30
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Abstract

Purpose: To compare different radiographic methods for assessing endodontically treated teeth. Materials and Methods: Root canal treatments were applied in 120 extracted mandibular teeth, which were divided into four groups: (1) ideal root canal treatment (60 teeth), (2) insufficient lateral condensation (20 teeth), (3) root canals filled short of the apex (20 teeth), (4) overfilled root canal treatment (20 teeth). The teeth were imaged using intraoral film, panoramic film, digital intraoral systems (CCD and PSP), CCD obtained with portable X-ray source, digital panoramic, and CBCT images obtained at 0.3 $mm^3$ and 0.2 $mm^3$ voxel size. Images were evaluated separately by three observers, twice. Kappa coefficients were calculated. The percentage of correct readings obtained from each modality was calculated and compared using a t-test (p<0.05). Results: The intra-observer kappa for each observer ranged between 0.327 and 0.849. The inter-observer kappa for each observer for both readings ranged between 0.312 and 0.749. For the ideal root canal treatment group, CBCT with 0.2 $mm^3$ voxel images revealed the best results. For insufficient lateral condensation, the best readings were found with periapical film followed by CCD and PSP. The assessment of teeth with root canals filled short of the apex showed the highest percentage of correct readings by CBCT and CCD. For the overfilled canal treatment group, PSP images and conventional periapical film radiographs had the best scores. Conclusion: CBCT was found to be successful in the assessment of teeth with ideal root canal treatment and teeth with canals filled short of the apex.

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