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OP 43<br />
Title<br />
THE APPLICATIONS AND uSE OF INTRAORAL RADIOGRAPHIC SySTEMS by DENTISTS<br />
IN GREECE<br />
Authors<br />
A. DELANTONI 1 , A. KONDyLIDOy 1 , N. PARISSIS 1<br />
Affiliations<br />
1 DEPT. DENTOALVEOLAR SURGERY, IMPLANT SURGERY AND RADIOLOGY, FACULTY OF DEN-<br />
TISTRY, ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI, THESSALONIKI, GREECE<br />
Body<br />
Objectives: The primary aim of the study w<strong>as</strong> to investigate the use of digital radiography<br />
within dental care practices in Greece.<br />
Methods: Data were gat<strong>here</strong>d via a piloted, self-completed questionnaire, and circulated to 600<br />
random participants in the Greek National Dental Congress. The resulting data were statistically<br />
tested.<br />
Results: Of the 600 only 120 questionnaires were returned to analyze statistically (20%).<br />
Of the 120 responses 100 were general dentists, 10 were periodontists, 5 were endodontists,<br />
and 5 were pedodontists. Overall 53,3% use lead apron at all patients, 57,5% use intraoral<br />
films while 31,7 use intraoral sensors, 66,7% use intraoral radiographs <strong>as</strong> the primary and key<br />
radiographic control, 58,3% use only paralleling technique, a percentage which rises to 74,2 in<br />
periodontal c<strong>as</strong>es, while in endodontic c<strong>as</strong>es the percentage of bisecting angle is incre<strong>as</strong>ed to<br />
a 69,2%. The major criterion of buying a digital system is the dose reduction and the speed<br />
of image acquisition, while, the key criterion for not buying one, are economic re<strong>as</strong>ons. What<br />
w<strong>as</strong> interesting is that 84% of endodontic(inital and final exam) and a 78% of periodontal<br />
treatments are made with use of paralleling technique while pedodontists use bitewing radiographs<br />
at a 70% of their patients.<br />
Conclusion: T<strong>here</strong> is a tendency among greek dentists to buy digital intraoral radiographic<br />
systems (younger dentists had higher digital system percentages). The main drawback for dentists<br />
to purch<strong>as</strong>e a digital system are economic re<strong>as</strong>ons and though no previous studies have<br />
been made among greek dentists the results are comparable to those of other countries<br />
Keywords<br />
Digital radiographs, dental radiographs<br />
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