Preliminary results of a study comparing conventional radiography with phase-contrast radiography for assessing root morphology of mandibular third molars.
Dentomaxillofac Radiol
; 40(2): 91-5, 2011 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21239571
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of phase-contrast radiography for assessing root morphology of mandibular third molars in comparison with conventional radiography.METHODS:
We studied 37 extracted mandibular third molars. One oral surgeon compared the number of roots and root curvature of the extracted teeth on conventional radiographs with those on phase-contrast images.RESULTS:
The number of roots and root curvature on conventional images differed significantly from those on phase-contrast images.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results suggest the possibility that phase-contrast radiography is more useful than conventional radiography for assessing the root morphology of mandibular third molars.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tooth Root
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Radiography, Dental
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Radiographic Image Enhancement
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Molar, Third
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Dentomaxillofac Radiol
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article