Digital versus conventional radiography for determination of primary incisor length

dc.contributor.authorSanabe, Mariane Emi [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBasso, Maria Daniela
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Marcelo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCordeiro, Rita de Cássia Loiola [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSantos-Pinto, Lourdes Aparecida Martins dos [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de Franca (UNIFRAN)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:23:53Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:23:53Z
dc.date.issued2009-04-01
dc.description.abstractAim: This in vitro study evaluated the accuracy of primary incisor lengths determined by digital and conventional radiography compared to the actual tooth length. Methods: Twenty extracted primary maxillary incisors were mounted in acrylic blocks. Tooth length was estimated by using a straight-line measurement provided by the distance measurement tool of a digital dental imaging system (Computed Dental Radiography, Schick Technologies Inc.) and conventional E-speed film radiographs by using a digital caliper. Two operators familiar with both radiographic methods performed the estimates. The estimated tooth lengths were compared to the actual tooth lengths measured with the digital caliper. Data were statistically analyzed by Dahlberg's equation, paired t test, Pearson's correlation coefficient and ANOVA at 5% significance level. Results: There were no statistically significant differences (p = 0.85) between tooth length estimated on digital and conventional radiographs. Admitting as clinically acceptable a 0.5-mm discrepancy between the actual tooth lengths and the radiographically estimated lengths, 60% of the radiographic measurements were considered as accurate. When the acceptable difference range was 1.0 mm, the accuracy of the radiographic measurements increased to 100%. Conclusions: Digital and conventional radiography provided similar tooth length measurements and were equivalent to the actual tooth lengths.en
dc.description.affiliationFaculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp), Araraquara (SP)
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry Cascavel Dental School Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste), Cascavel (PR)
dc.description.affiliationDepartament of Pediatric Dentistry Universidade de Franca (UNIFRAN), Franca (SP)
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara, Unesp, Araraquara (SP)
dc.description.affiliationUnespFaculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp), Araraquara (SP)
dc.format.extent101-104
dc.identifierhttp://www.bibliotecadigital.unicamp.br/document/?code=43826
dc.identifier.citationBrazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, v. 8, n. 2, p. 101-104, 2009.
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dc.identifier.issn1677-3217
dc.identifier.issn1677-3225
dc.identifier.lattes1067437159861527
dc.identifier.lattes8185082796673527
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-2386-842X
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-77954476063
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/70977
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBrazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,131
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectDental digital radiography
dc.subjectDental radiography
dc.subjectOdontometry
dc.subjectPrimary tooth
dc.titleDigital versus conventional radiography for determination of primary incisor lengthen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.scielo.br/revistas/bjos/iaboutj.htm
unesp.author.lattes1067437159861527
unesp.author.lattes8185082796673527
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-2386-842X[5]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Odontologia, Araraquarapt

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