The quality of radiographic examinations on 80 cases was studied. The radiographic examinations were all performed in conjunction to injury of the teeth. A comparison was made with the results of a previous study performed five years earlier. The ...
Eight types of film mounts used for displaying intraoral radiographs were evaluated in order to test the hypothesis that the film mount material may adversely influence the diagnostic information perceivable during radiographic interpretation. The ...
A comparison of absorbed x-ray dose to critical organs of the head and neck was made using a tissue equivalent phantom and three different image receptors. Doses, using lithium fluoride thermoluminescent dosemeters, were recorded. The cumulative doses to ...
Objectives:To investigate the custom and practice of private dental implant practitioners in the north-west of England when planning imaging methods prior to implant placement in the symphyseal region of the edentulous mandible. To gain an understanding ...
Objectives:We applied the fusion function of dental analysis software to examine whether the anatomical relationships of tooth roots when compared between reconstructed post-mortem CT (PMCT) and dental radiographs can aid dental identification.Methods:One ...
Objectives:This study aimed to assess the perforation rate of intraoral barriers for a direct digital sensor according to the barrier application.Methods:Four types of plastic barriers with different thicknesses and one type of latex finger cot were ...
Handheld portable X-ray devices are increasingly used for intraoral radiography. This development introduces new challenges to staff and patient safety, for which new or revised risk assessments must be made and acted upon prior to use. Major issues might ...
Objectives:To evaluate a new method for assessing the radio-opacity of endodontic sealers and to compare radio-opacity values with a well-established standard method.Methods:The sealers evaluated in this study were AH Plus® (Dentsply DeTrey GmbH, Konstanz,...
Introduction:Handheld X-ray devices are now offered in dental practice. Handheld X-ray units challenge the concept of a restricted access to the “controlled area” as they are held by the operator. Although an integral lead shield is provided, the distance ...
Objectives:The aim of the current study was to evaluate the application of two advanced noise-reduction algorithms for dental micro-CT images and to implement a comparative analysis of the performance of new and current denoising algorithms.Methods:...
Objectives:Radiographic images suffer from varying amounts of noise. The most studied and discussed of these is random noise. However, recent research has shown that the projected anatomy contributes substantially to noise, especially when detecting low-...
Objectives:This study sought to assess the diagnostic value of CBCT and digital intraoral radiography for the detection of periodontal defects in the sheep mandible.Methods:In this in vitro study, 80 periodontal defects including Grades I, II and III ...
Objectives:To develop an observer-free method for quantitatively evaluating the image quality of CBCT images by applying just-noticeable difference (JND).Methods:We used two test objects: (1) a Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene) plate phantom attached to a ...
Objectives:Metal artefacts present challenges to both radiologists and clinicians during post-operative imaging. Such artefacts reduce the diagnostic effectiveness of CT scans and mask findings that could be vital for patient management. Thus, a powerful ...
Objectives:The purpose of this study was to clarify the resolution characteristics of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for dental use.Methods:Two types of swept-source optical coherence tomography machines were employed in this study. To clarify their ...
Objectives:Metal artefacts are highly common in dental CT images because of the high X-ray attenuation of metallic dental fillings and implants. This study presents an evaluation of the virtual monochromatic imaging for metal artefact reduction by a ...
Objective:To evaluate the exposure parameters, radiation protection, absorbed dose and radiographic image quality of the DIOX® intraoral portable radiography device.Methods:The exposure parameters were measured using the Xi UNFORS detector. Operator ...
Objectives:To investigate the influence of high-density dental material on the automatic exposure compensation of digital radiographic imaging systems.Methods:Two radiographic phantoms were custom made to reproduce radiographic densities of the ...
Objectives:The aims of this study were to evaluate the subjective image quality and reliability of two digital sensors. In addition, the image quality of the two sensors evaluated by specialists and general dentists were compared.Methods:30 intraoral ...
Objectives:To assess dental students’ ability to recognize head positioning errors in panoramic (PAN) images after individual learning via computer-assisted-learning (CAL) and in a simulation clinic (SIM). Both cognitive skills and performance in patient ...