Prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population
| dc.contributor.author | Senye, Mireya | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Wiltshire, William A. (Preventive Dental Science) Pinheiro, Fabio (Preventive Dental Science) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Ahing, Stephen (Dental Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-15T21:53:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-01-15T21:53:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-01-15 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Preventive Dental Science | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: to assess the prevalence of incidental findings in pre-orthodontic orthopantomograms, the need for referral as a result of these findings and to evaluate the quality of the radiographs. Methods: 300 radiographs of males and females (10-60 years old) were analyzed. The PABAK test was used to calculate intra-rater reliability. The findings were recorded in a customized data entry form. Results: positioning errors were frequent, with the most common being the tongue dropping from the palate, presence of anatomical ghost images and chin positioning errors. 62.6% of the patients showed at least one incidental finding, with hypodontia, impacted third molars and other impacted teeth being the most common. 20% of the findings merited a referral. Conclusions: technical errors are common. The prevalence of incidental findings in this study was higher than previously reported. 20% of the findings needed a referral, with impacted teeth representing the most common cause for referral. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | February 2015 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30228 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | panoramic | en_US |
| dc.subject | radiograph | en_US |
| dc.subject | incidental | en_US |
| dc.subject | finding | en_US |
| dc.title | Prevalence of incidental findings in pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of an orthodontic population | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |