OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of enhancement filters in detecting small simulated internal root resorptions (IRR). METHODS: : Forty-two extracted human teeth were sectioned, connected, and stored in a dry human jaw and X-rayed with photostimulable phosphor plates (PSPs), composing the control group (CG). In the middle-third of the root canals, IRR lesions were simulated using Da Silveira protocol. Later, the specimens were X-rayed to create the test group (TG). All images acquired were exported with seven enhancement filters plus the original image. Three examiners used a five-point Likert scale to evaluate the images regarding the presence/absence of IRR. Diagnostic efficacy was assessed from sensitivity and specificity results. Comparison among filters was performed by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. RESULTS: : Moderate values of Kappa interexaminer (0.403-0.620) and high values of Kappa intraexaminer (0.757-0.915) were observed. The best performance occurred in the CG (p < 0.05). Original images presented the greatest sensitivity and area under the ROC curve (0.595-0.750), while the Endo filter presented the greatest specificity (0.952). Inversion and Pseudo-3D images produced the greatest doubt in the diagnosis, significant for CG with the Pseudo-3D filter (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: : The Original and 'Endo' filters should be chosen as it offers greater diagnostic ability and allows more confidence during the evaluation.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of enhancement filters in detecting small simulated internal root resorptions (IRR). METHODS: : Forty-two extracted human teeth were sectioned, connected, and stored in a dry human jaw and X-rayed with photostimulable phosphor plates (PSPs), composing the control group (CG). In the middle-third of the root canals, IRR lesions were simulated using Da Silveira protocol. Later, the specimens were X-rayed to create the test group (TG). All images acquired were exported with seven enhancement filters plus the original image. Three examiners used a five-point Likert scale to evaluate the images regarding the presence/absence of IRR. Diagnostic efficacy was assessed from sensitivity and specificity results. Comparison among filters was performed by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. RESULTS: : Moderate values of Kappa interexaminer (0.403-0.620) and high values of Kappa intraexaminer (0.757-0.915) were observed. The best performance occurred in the CG (p < 0.05). Original images presented the greatest sensitivity and area under the ROC curve (0.595-0.750), while the Endo filter presented the greatest specificity (0.952). Inversion and Pseudo-3D images produced the greatest doubt in the diagnosis, significant for CG with the Pseudo-3D filter (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: : The Original and 'Endo' filters should be chosen as it offers greater diagnostic ability and allows more confidence during the evaluation.
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dental digital radiography; radiographic image enhancement; root resorption
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