Reasons for requesting cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a 10-year study

AbstractAnalysis of the reasons for requesting dental cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in children and adolescents can provide new evidence to guidelines developed specifically to protect patients from potential harmful effects of ionizing radiation. This retrospective study aimed to determine t...

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Main Authors: Ebru Akleyin, Büşra Karaağaç Eskibağlar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13102818.2022.2138782
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description AbstractAnalysis of the reasons for requesting dental cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in children and adolescents can provide new evidence to guidelines developed specifically to protect patients from potential harmful effects of ionizing radiation. This retrospective study aimed to determine the reasons for requesting dental CBCT in paediatric patients. We included all patients aged <18 years who underwent CBCT between 2011 and 2021 at the Dentomaxillofacial Radiology Department of Dicle University Dental Faculty. Out of 8214 archived records in total, 1619 CBCT request forms of paediatric patients were examined. These forms provided the data on each participant’s age, gender, requesting department, the reason for the request, and year of the request. We evaluated 762 males and 857 females; 0.68% were aged 4–5 years, 27.55% were 6–11 years, and 71.77% were 12–17 years. The requests for CBCT were made by the Orthodontics Department in 61.4% of cases and by the Surgical Department in 25.82% of cases. The most common indication for CBCT (33.42% of cases) was to determine the presence of embedded teeth. We found a significant correlation between the age group and indications (p < 0.05). The age group of children and adolescents for whom CBCT was requested most often was the 12–17 years age group. In conclusion, the most common indication for CBCT was to determine the presence of embedded teeth in orthodontics. The rate of use of CBCT in the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric patients in dentistry has increased in the last decade.
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spelling doaj.art-19c65ea270954c2d802f3637a14664652022-12-31T18:03:16ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBiotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment1310-28181314-35302022-12-0136185886410.1080/13102818.2022.2138782Reasons for requesting cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a 10-year studyEbru Akleyin0Büşra Karaağaç Eskibağlar1Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, TurkeyDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Fırat University, Elazığ, TurkeyAbstractAnalysis of the reasons for requesting dental cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in children and adolescents can provide new evidence to guidelines developed specifically to protect patients from potential harmful effects of ionizing radiation. This retrospective study aimed to determine the reasons for requesting dental CBCT in paediatric patients. We included all patients aged <18 years who underwent CBCT between 2011 and 2021 at the Dentomaxillofacial Radiology Department of Dicle University Dental Faculty. Out of 8214 archived records in total, 1619 CBCT request forms of paediatric patients were examined. These forms provided the data on each participant’s age, gender, requesting department, the reason for the request, and year of the request. We evaluated 762 males and 857 females; 0.68% were aged 4–5 years, 27.55% were 6–11 years, and 71.77% were 12–17 years. The requests for CBCT were made by the Orthodontics Department in 61.4% of cases and by the Surgical Department in 25.82% of cases. The most common indication for CBCT (33.42% of cases) was to determine the presence of embedded teeth. We found a significant correlation between the age group and indications (p < 0.05). The age group of children and adolescents for whom CBCT was requested most often was the 12–17 years age group. In conclusion, the most common indication for CBCT was to determine the presence of embedded teeth in orthodontics. The rate of use of CBCT in the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric patients in dentistry has increased in the last decade.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13102818.2022.2138782Paediatric dentistrythree-dimensional imagingcone-beam computed tomography
spellingShingle Ebru Akleyin
Büşra Karaağaç Eskibağlar
Reasons for requesting cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a 10-year study
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
Paediatric dentistry
three-dimensional imaging
cone-beam computed tomography
title Reasons for requesting cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a 10-year study
title_full Reasons for requesting cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a 10-year study
title_fullStr Reasons for requesting cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a 10-year study
title_full_unstemmed Reasons for requesting cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a 10-year study
title_short Reasons for requesting cone-beam computed tomography in children and adolescents: a 10-year study
title_sort reasons for requesting cone beam computed tomography in children and adolescents a 10 year study
topic Paediatric dentistry
three-dimensional imaging
cone-beam computed tomography
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13102818.2022.2138782
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