Vertical root fracture detection with cone-beam computed tomography in Biodentine™ filled teeth.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of detecting vertical root fractures in Biodentine™-filled teeth using the Promax 3Dmax cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) unit compared to periapical radiographs. It tested hypotheses regarding CBCT's diagnostic superiority in non-root-filled and Biodentine™-root-filled maxillary central incisors and assessed the impact of smaller field of view and lower intensity settings on detection accuracy.

Materials and methods

Extracted maxillary incisors were divided into groups based on fracture status and root filling material, then placed in a Thiel-embalmed skull to simulate clinical conditions. The teeth were imaged using periapical radiographs and the CBCT unit under different settings. Fracture thickness was measured with mi

SUBMITTER: Van Acker JWG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11453024 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature