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