Orthodontists' criteria for prescribing cone-beam computed tomography-a multi-country survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to describe and compare CBCT imaging prescription in clinical practice among orthodontists from five countries in Europe and America. Additionally, it investigated factors associated with the prescribing and the use of guidelines for CBCT imaging.

Materials and methods

A cross-sectional survey was carried out using an online questionnaire sent to all registered orthodontists in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Romania, and the United States of America (USA). The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, bivariate tests, and Poisson regression.

Results

The final sample consisted of 1284 participants. CBCT was prescribed by 84.4% of the participants for selected cases (84.9%), mainly for impacted teeth (92.4%), presurgical planning (54.1%), and r

SUBMITTER: Caiado GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8817060 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature