Current trends in the adoption and education of cone beam computed tomography and panoramic radiography machines across Australia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
May Lam
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cone Beam Computed Tomography ◽  
Panoramic Radiography ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Current Trends

Current trends in the adoption and education of cone beam computed tomography and panoramic radiography machines across Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 20200380
Author(s):  
May Lam ◽  
Simon Critchley ◽  
Alyssa Zhang ◽  
Paul Monsour
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Cone Beam Computed Tomography ◽  
Panoramic Radiography ◽  
Program Completion ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Cbct Education ◽  
Dental Schools

Objectives: This is a follow-up study to assess growth in the number of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and panoramic radiography (PR) machines in Australia. It is also the first study to evaluate the current status of both CBCT and PR education in Australia. Methods: CBCT and PR machine numbers were obtained from the radiation regulators across Australia. Australian dental schools were surveyed via email. The number of machines relative to population size and the number of dentists were calculated. Results: In 2020, there were 706 CBCT machines and 3,059 PR machines, representing a 204.3% increase in the number of CBCT machines and an 82.0% increase in the number of PR machines over six years. Majority of Australian dental schools owned PR and CBCT machines. Most taught PR acquisition and interpretation, however only one-third taught CBCT image acquisition and interpretation to predoctoral students. Conclusions: CBCT machine numbers increased by nearly three-fold while PR machines only increased by 1.6 times over a six-year period relative to population size and number of dentists. Only very few Australian dental schools provide CBCT education to predoctoral students, raising concern as to whether graduates are adequately trained upon program completion.

scholarly journals The Role of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in Diagnostics of Cystic Masses of the Jaw

2017 ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
M. A. Batova
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cone Beam Computed Tomography ◽  
Panoramic Radiography ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Incisive Canal ◽  
Computed Tomographic ◽  
Cystic Masses ◽  
Cbct Analysis ◽  
Tomography Analysis

Research objective. The study aimed to evaluate cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) capabilities in diagnostics of cystic masses of the jaw.Methods. Over a period of 2015–2016 32 patients age 6 to 67 underwent both panoramic tomography and CBCT (using panoramic tomographic scanner STRATO 2000 and cone-beam computed tomographic scanner i-Cat respectively). 47% (n = 15) of the participants were women, 53% (n = 17) – men. Radiation exposure for a single procedure amounts to 0,05 mSv for panoramic tomography, 0,07 mSv for CBCT (FOV =13 cm), 0,06 mSv for CBCT (FOV =8 cm).Results. Comparative analysis of obtained results demonstrates that CBCT showed 54% (n = 27) more cystic masses of the jaws than panoramic radiography could. CBCT additionally showed the following pathologies: granulomas smaller than4 mm diameter – 85% (n = 23), 83% (n = 23) of said granulomas were found on maxilla, radicular cysts of maxilla – 11% (n = 3), incisive canal cyst – 4% (n = 1). Additionally panoramic tomography analysis misdiagnosed 5 granulomas (80% (n = 4) on mandibular premolar and molar areas) that were not found during CBCT analysis.Conclusion. The low effective dose and high informativity of CBCT enables the method to be used instead of intraoral radiography, panoramic tomography and MSCT as a screening procedure in diagnostics of dento-facial system pathologies, including cystic masses of the jaw. 

scholarly journals Reliability of panoramic radiography in predicting proximity of third molars to the mandibular canal: A comparison using cone-beam computed tomography

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Willy James Porto Nunes ◽  
Aline Lisboa Vieira ◽  
Letícia Drumond de Abreu Guimarães ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Pinto de Alcântara ◽  
Francielle Silvestre Verner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cone Beam Computed Tomography ◽  
Panoramic Radiography ◽  
Mandibular Canal ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Third Molars

scholarly journals Predicting the Risk of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury in Impacted Lower Third Molars Using Panoramic Radiography and Cone Beam Computed Tomography

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (34) ◽  
pp. 2910-2914
Author(s):  
Abhishek Verma ◽  
Stuti Verma ◽  
Anushikha Dhankhar ◽  
Nitin Kumar Moral ◽  
Nidhi Nagar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Cone Beam Computed Tomography ◽  
Panoramic Radiography ◽  
Inferior Alveolar Nerve ◽  
Third Molar ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Third Molars ◽  
Panoramic Radiographs ◽  
Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury

BACKGROUND A serious complication of surgical removal of impacted lower third molars is inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) injury. Evaluation of radiographic factors to predict IAN injury using CT and panoramic radiography includes root morphology assessment, follicular sac size, mandibular bone density, inferior alveolar nerve and vessels, condition of the overlying tissues, relation of the impacted tooth with the body and ramus of the mandible and the adjacent teeth. This study was done to evaluate the radiological features of the impacted lower mandibular teeth and their relationship with IAN through panoramic radiography and CT and to assess the most predictable radiological criteria for inferior alveolar nerve injury in impacted third molar surgery. METHODS All the patients indicated for lower third molar extraction were included in the study and pre-operative conventional panoramic radiographs (Planmeca Proline PM 2002 CC, Helsinki, Finland) and CBCT (Kodak CBCT) were taken. Any post-operative nerve injuries detected were followed up after 15 days or 1 month. Fisher’s exact test was done to find the association between the outcome variable and explanatory variables. RESULTS Only 11.4 % (N = 4) of all participants had IAN injury following surgical disimpaction. All the participants with IAN injury showed narrowing of the canal on their preoperative panoramic radiographs and presence of nerve approximation with the tooth in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) reports (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS A statistically significant association exists between IAN injury and nerve exposure, radiographic signs of nerve involvement for panoramic radiograph, level of third molar impaction, and nerve approximation in CBCT. KEY WORDS Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury, Lower Third Molar Impaction, Panoramic Radiography, CBCT

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