Incidental findings in the maxillofacial region identified on cone-beam computed tomography scans

Rheem, Stephen; Nielsen, Ib Leth; Oberoi, Snehlata

doi:10.4103/2321-3825.112254

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“…In the literature, we observed a greater number of findings in this zone with a frequency of 15-17%. 1,13 24 cases of bone sclerosis were observed in this study (Figure 4). This condition is considered asymptomatic and does not cause expansion of the cortical bone.…”

Section: Bone Findingssupporting

confidence: 60%

“…10,15 Some authors do not describe the size of the FOV, [11][12][13] as shown in Table 6. With regard to the profile of the sample of this research, the majority of patients were female, with 54.7%, which corroborates with findings in the literature.…”

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“…With regard to the profile of the sample of this research, the majority of patients were female, with 54.7%, which corroborates with findings in the literature. 1,[8][9][10][11][12][13] With regard to age, we had a very large age range in the sample (8-91 years). In the literature, there are similar results, since in these studies there were no criteria for inclusion or exclusion in relation to age (Table 6).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Findings directly related to the preliminary indications of the CBCT were excluded. A list containing the most common IFs in CBCT examinations based on the literature 1,[8][9][10][11][12][13] was developed for a better classification of images. In the few cases of doubt about the image, other experienced radiologists were consulted.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although there are some studies that have already found many IFs in the maxillofacial region, 1,[8][9][10][11][12][13] there are no studies with Brazilian samples yet. In addition, these studies did not use examinations showing different sizes of FOV in their samples.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Study of the frequency and location of incidental findings of the maxillofacial region in different fields of view in CBCT scans

Lopes¹,

Tucunduva²,

Handem³

et al. 2017

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the type and frequency of incidental findings (IFs) in the maxillofacial region of CBCT scans with different sizes of field of view (FOV), and the clinical relevance of the findings was classified as requirement or not of monitoring, treatment or referral to a specialist. Methods: We analyzed 150 CBCT examinations, divided according to the size of the FOV into 3 groups: 6-cm maxilla, 6-cm mandible and 13-cm maxilla/mandible. The IFs were categorized into six areas: airway, temporomandibular joint (TMJ), bone, lesions of the jaws, teeth and soft-tissue calcifications. Results:The results showed 560 IFs that were found in 92% of the samples studied. A total of 225 IFs were found in examinations of the maxilla group, 99 findings in the mandible group and 236 findings in the maxilla/mandible group. The IFs were most frequent in the tooth zone (27.32%), followed by airways, soft-tissue calcifications, TMJ, bone, lesions of the jaw and other findings. We also found that 43.46% of the IFs did not need treatment or referral to another professional, 28.97% findings required the acquisition of new images for monitoring and 27.55% findings needed treatment or referral. Conclusions: The present study confirmed the high frequency of IFs in CBCT scans. It was concluded that it is necessary to interpret and report the total volume obtained in CBCT examinations and not only the purpose of the examination region.

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confidence: 99%