ntroduction: the aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (cbct), digital radiography and tooth sectioning in evaluating root canal morphology of mandibular incisors in an in vitro setting. methods and materials: a total of 76 samples were imaged using cbct, and digital radiography in straight and angled views. the samples were then sectioned at different d...

introduction: the aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic value of cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) and periapical (pa) radiography in detecting internal root resorption. methods and materials: eighty single rooted human teeth with visible pulps in pa radiography were split mesiodistally along the coronal plane. internal resorption like lesions were created in three areas (cervical,...

a definitive diagnosis of vertical root fracture (vrf) is often a challenging task for clinicians. this is because two dimensional periapical radiographs are usually unable to detect the fracture line due to the direction of the x-ray beam. this report presents a set of 3 cases of endodontically treated teeth that were diagnosed with vrfs based on findings from clinical, radiographic, and cone-...

background radiography is as a part of periodontal examination. early detection of periodontal disease is important in the prevention of tooth loss and patient’s general health. objectives the objective of this study was to compare diagnostic accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) with digital direct intraoral radiography, in assessment of periodontal osseous lesions. materials and me...

introduction: chest x-ray (cxr) is the simplest diagnostic tool of community acquired pneumonia (cap), but it has some limitation. therefore, the aim of this study is comparing the diagnostic accuracy of cxr and chest ultrasonography (cus) in detection of cap. methods: in the present study, a consecutive sample of suspected patients with cap was underwent cus, cxr, and chest computed tomography...

introduction: vertical root fracture (vrf) is a common failure in endodontically treated teeth. due to vrf’s poor prognosis, a reliable and valid detection method is critical for treatment planning. conventional and digital radiographs are limited in vrf detection. recently, cone beam ct (cbct) system has been introduced. this study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of these three imagin...

Introduction: Digital radiography has a major role in nowadays healthcare system so radiation protection (justification and optimization) is important in this field. Many related organizations to protection suggested to establish national and regional diagnostic reference level for medical procedures. Reference levels are typically set at the 75th percentile of the dose distri...