The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of imaging methods for detection of apical periodontitis (AP). Imaging records from a consecutive sample of 888 imaging exams of patients with endodontic infection (1508 teeth), including cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and panoramic and periapical radiographs, were selected. Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and accuracy of per...

Mihaela HEDESIU, MDa; Andrea SERBANESCU, MDb; Cornelia CIOLAN, MDc; Ioana NICULAE, MDb; Floarea FILDAN, MD, PhDd; Maier MARIUSe aAssistant lecturer of Dental Radiology Department, “Iuliu Hatieganu” UMPh, Cluj-Napoca, Romania bPhD student of Dental Radiology Department, “Iuliu Hatieganu” UMPh, Cluj-Napoca, Romania cDental physician of Dental Surgery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania dProfessor of Dental Rad...

objective: knowledge about the internal anatomy of the root canal and apical foramen is a critical prerequisite for root canal therapy and is necessary for the success of endodontic treatment. this study aimed to determine the distance of apical foramen from the anatomical apex and apical constriction, evaluate the deviation of apical foramen from the anatomical apex and specify the most common...

CE Email comments/questions to [email protected], fax 800-556-3288, or log on to www.VetLearn.com Computed radiography (CR) is a digital imaging technology and digital x-ray image management system that has been used in human and veterinary medicine since the 1980s. CR helps eliminate many of the disadvantages of traditional radiography. A storage phosphor plate collects the pattern of x...

AIM To report a case of apical fenestration and overfilling in which unusual pain characteristics made differential diagnosis challenging. SUMMARY A 32-year-old woman with diffuse, spontaneous, moderate pain in the maxillary left posterior sector, exacerbated by masticatory and facial muscle movement, with intense sporadic electric-shooting pain, underwent clinical examination and 3D cone bea...