The accuracy of the mental foramen position on panoramic radiographs and CBCT
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Date
2017
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Data was analysed from 31 archived cone-beam computed
tomography (CBCT) images and Digital panoramic radiographs (DP) for the same patients
taken on the same x-ray machine (Carestream CS9000 3D). The position and demarcations
of mental foramen were identified and then compared by means of linear measurements
performed using the manufacturer provided software. Distances measured for the mental
foramen in CBCT reformatted panoramic views (CRP) and digital panoramic radiographs (DP)
were obtained and compared for both the vertical and horizontal positions. CBCT oblique
coronal views (CORO) were studied for the vertical position of the mental foramen and
compared to those obtained from CRP and DP for the same distance.
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Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent) (Diagnostics and Radiology)