Cosimo Nardi1, Linda Calistri2, Michele Pietragalla2, Chiara Vignoli2, Chiara Lorini3, Valentina Berti4, Francesco Mungai5, Stefano Colagrande2. 1. Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy. cosimo.nardi@unifi.it. 2. Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy. 3. Department of Health Science, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 48, 50134, Florence, Italy. 4. Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Nuclear Medicine Unit, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy. 5. Department of Radiology, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134, Florence, Italy.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of both digital complete and small portion of panoramic radiography (PAN) in the detection of clinically/surgically confirmed asymptomatic apical periodontitis (AP) lesions with and without endodontic treatment. METHODS: A total of 480 patients/teeth including 120 AP with and without endodontic treatment, and 120 healthy periapex with and without endodontic treatment were detected via CBCT using the periapical index system. Each diseased and healthy patient underwent PAN first and a CBCT scan within 40 days. All 480 cases were assessed by four different methods, as follows: complete PAN with clinical examination of each tooth available and not available, respectively, and small portion of PAN in which a root with crown and root without crown were displayed, respectively. Periapical index system was also used to assess AP by PAN. Accuracy for both complete and small portion of PAN with respect to CBCT was analyzed. RESULTS: The overall accuracy of the four methods for teeth with endodontic treatment (73.4) was higher than teeth without endodontic treatment (66.6). Accuracy of complete PAN and portion of PAN was 71.3 and 68.7, respectively. As regards teeth without endodontic treatment, accuracy was higher for complete PAN in the upper/lower incisive area and for small portion of PAN in the upper molar area. No difference was found in teeth with endodontic treatment. CONCLUSION: Complete and small portion of PAN showed greater accuracy in the upper/lower incisive area and upper molar area of untreated teeth, respectively, whereas no difference was found in treated teeth.
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of both digital complete and small portion of panoramic radiography (PAN) in the detection of clinically/surgically confirmed asymptomatic apical periodontitis (AP) lesions with and without endodontic treatment. METHODS: A total of 480 patients/teeth including 120 AP with and without endodontic treatment, and 120 healthy periapex with and without endodontic treatment were detected via CBCT using the periapical index system. Each diseased and healthy patient underwent PAN first and a CBCT scan within 40 days. All 480 cases were assessed by four different methods, as follows: complete PAN with clinical examination of each tooth available and not available, respectively, and small portion of PAN in which a root with crown and root without crown were displayed, respectively. Periapical index system was also used to assess AP by PAN. Accuracy for both complete and small portion of PAN with respect to CBCT was analyzed. RESULTS: The overall accuracy of the four methods for teeth with endodontic treatment (73.4) was higher than teeth without endodontic treatment (66.6). Accuracy of complete PAN and portion of PAN was 71.3 and 68.7, respectively. As regards teeth without endodontic treatment, accuracy was higher for complete PAN in the upper/lower incisive area and for small portion of PAN in the upper molar area. No difference was found in teeth with endodontic treatment. CONCLUSION: Complete and small portion of PAN showed greater accuracy in the upper/lower incisive area and upper molar area of untreated teeth, respectively, whereas no difference was found in treated teeth.
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Apical periodontitis; Bone lesion; Cone-beam computed tomography; Diagnostic accuracy; Panoramic radiography; Periapical index
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