Evaluation of the use of radiographic images and cross-sections of CBCT imaging in the surgery of impacted teeth

Abstract

Aim: Different sections of CBCT imaging are important and useful in impacted teeth surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine the type of selective radiography and functional selective CBCT imaging section for impacted teeth surgery. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional Study, a number of questionnaires will be provided to surgeons who will undergo surgery among those referred to Tabriz Dental School. Surgeons will fill out the questionnaires as more images are used. The questionnaires included questions about the type of images used (periapical, panoramic, CBCT or other images) as well as the type of CBCT imaging section used to extract the impacted teeth and evaluate its proximity to critical structures. According to the results of the study, selective imaging for surgery and usability of different sections of CBCT imaging is evaluated. Sample size was not determined in this study but all Justified patients referred to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Dental School between 1399 and 1400 will be included in the study. Results: In this study, 86 different impacted tooth surgeries were performed by maxillofacial surgeons. 100% of surgeons used panoramic images for impacted tooth surgery and more than 95% of surgeons introduced panoramic images as the most widely used image and suggested prescribing it. 44.83% of surgeons used cross-sectional CBCT. 68.97% suggested this section for use and 71.26% introduced it as the most practical section. Periapical images and parasagital and axial imaging sections were the least used among the various CBCT imaging sections among the surgeries performed. Conclusion: According to this study, the most used images in impacted dental surgery were panoramic images. CBCT is recommended if the root and other anatomical variations are close to critical structures. Among the various imaging sections, the most used section was CBCT cross-sectional sections.