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OP 36<br />
Title<br />
IN VITRO DETECTION OF ROOT FRACTuRES WITH CbCT: A DOubLE bLIND STuDy<br />
Authors<br />
E. FISEKCIOGLu 1 , S. DOLEKOGLu 1 , M. ILGuy 1 , N. ERSAN 1 , D. ILGuy 1<br />
Affiliations<br />
1 Yeditepe University - Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Istanbul, TURKEY<br />
Body<br />
Objectives: The aim of this study is to demonstrate the accuracy of the Cone-Beam Computed<br />
Tomography (CBCT) on detecting the dental root fractures in vitro.<br />
Methods: In the present study an in vitro model consisting 284 recently extracted human<br />
mandibular teeth without any root fractures w<strong>as</strong> used. The sample w<strong>as</strong> consisted of 210 teeth<br />
(60 molars, 60 premolars, 30 canines and 60 incisors). Among 210 teeth, 158 were fractured<br />
either horizontally, vertically or obliquely by a researcher and 52 were intact. All the teeth<br />
were placed randomly in the empty dental alveoli of a dry human mandible creating 15 different<br />
dental arcs by the same researcher. CBCT images of the models taken with Iluma CBCT<br />
Scanner (Imtec Corporation, Germany) were evaluated by three dentomaxillofacial radiologists.<br />
Results: Intraobserver agreements according to fracture types w<strong>as</strong> found statistically significant<br />
(kW=0.705, kW=0.862 and kW=0.844, respectively). Specificity and sensitivity of each<br />
observer according to first and second readings were calculated. CBCT images revealed higher<br />
sensitivities for the first and second readings between observers and it w<strong>as</strong> ranged between<br />
0.81–0.86 % and 0.82–0.89 %, respectively. Specificity for the first readings and second readings<br />
were between 88-99% and 94-99%, respectively.<br />
Conclusion: Even though, in this in vitro double-blind study, CBCT seems to give valuable<br />
data in detection of existence and type of root fractures, all of the root fractures could not<br />
be detected by three dentomaxillofacial radiologists. T<strong>here</strong>fore, dentomaxillofacial radiologists<br />
should reevaluate the CBCT images after clinical examination in the dentomaxillofacial trauma<br />
c<strong>as</strong>es.<br />
Keywords<br />
Cone-beam computed tomography, Root fracture, Trauma<br />
aBSTracTS OP 3<br />
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