Prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population

Objective: to assess the prevalence of incidental findings in pre-orthodontic orthopantomograms, the need for referral as a result of these findings and to evaluate the quality of the radiographs. Methods: 300 radiographs of males and females (10-60 years old) were analyzed. The PABAK test was used...

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Main Author: Senye, Mireya
Other Authors: Ahing, Stephen (Dental Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences)
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30228
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spelling ndltd-MANITOBA-oai-mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca-1993-302282015-01-24T03:48:11Z Prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population Senye, Mireya Ahing, Stephen (Dental Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences) Wiltshire, William A. (Preventive Dental Science) Pinheiro, Fabio (Preventive Dental Science) panoramic radiograph incidental finding Objective: to assess the prevalence of incidental findings in pre-orthodontic orthopantomograms, the need for referral as a result of these findings and to evaluate the quality of the radiographs. Methods: 300 radiographs of males and females (10-60 years old) were analyzed. The PABAK test was used to calculate intra-rater reliability. The findings were recorded in a customized data entry form. Results: positioning errors were frequent, with the most common being the tongue dropping from the palate, presence of anatomical ghost images and chin positioning errors. 62.6% of the patients showed at least one incidental finding, with hypodontia, impacted third molars and other impacted teeth being the most common. 20% of the findings merited a referral. Conclusions: technical errors are common. The prevalence of incidental findings in this study was higher than previously reported. 20% of the findings needed a referral, with impacted teeth representing the most common cause for referral. 2015-01-15T21:53:57Z 2015-01-15T21:53:57Z 2015-01-15 http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30228
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radiograph
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Senye, Mireya
Prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population
description Objective: to assess the prevalence of incidental findings in pre-orthodontic orthopantomograms, the need for referral as a result of these findings and to evaluate the quality of the radiographs. Methods: 300 radiographs of males and females (10-60 years old) were analyzed. The PABAK test was used to calculate intra-rater reliability. The findings were recorded in a customized data entry form. Results: positioning errors were frequent, with the most common being the tongue dropping from the palate, presence of anatomical ghost images and chin positioning errors. 62.6% of the patients showed at least one incidental finding, with hypodontia, impacted third molars and other impacted teeth being the most common. 20% of the findings merited a referral. Conclusions: technical errors are common. The prevalence of incidental findings in this study was higher than previously reported. 20% of the findings needed a referral, with impacted teeth representing the most common cause for referral.
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title Prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population
title_short Prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population
title_full Prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population
title_fullStr Prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population
title_sort prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population
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