Effects of the vertical projection angle in intraoral radiography on the detection of furcation involvement of the mandibular first molar
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Toshimitsu Hishikawa • Masahiro Izumi • Munetaka Naitoh • Nobuo Yoshinari • Hitoshi Kawase • Masanori Matsuoka • Toshihide Noguchi • Eiichiro Ariji
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Objectives To investigate the effects of vertical projection angle alterations in intraoral radiography on the detection of furcation defects in the mandibular first molar, and to clarify the possible cause of variations in detectability. Methods Five bilateral first molars of dried mandibles were used as a furcation disease model. Simulated defects of different depths were created in a stepwise manner, and intraoral radiographs were taken using different vertical angles of the X-ray beam. A total of 858 radiographs were incorporated into the statistical analysis. The simulated defects were divided into four groups according to the depths acquired from cone-beam computed tomography examinations. The detectability of the extent of each loss of bone was calculated as the area under the curve using a receiver-operating characteristic analysis. Results Small defects were less detectable than larger defects, and the upper angle (20) resulted in the best detectability. The detectability of larger defects was high throughout all the angles, with the exception of extremely low angles. Conclusions Diagnostic accuracy was affected by the vertical angle of the X-ray beam. An angle that avoids the cortical bone wall would improve the ability to detect and diagnose small defects.
Oral Radiol DOI 10.1007/s11282-011-0070-0 Received: 12 January 2011 / Accepted: 26 April 2011
