Open AccessOrthodontists’ criteria for prescribing cone-beam computed tomography—a multi-country survey
Author(s) -
Grasielle Manoel Caiado,
Karine Evangelista,
Maria do Carmo Matias Freire,
Fabiana Tolentino Almeida,
Camila PachêcoPereira,
Carlos FloresMir,
Lucía Cevidanes,
Antonio Carlos de Oliveira Ruelas,
Karla de Faria Vasconcelos,
Flavia Preda,
Guy Willems,
Reinhilde Jacobs,
José ValladaresNeto,
Maria Alves Garcia Silva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical oral investigations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.088
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1436-3771
pISSN - 1432-6981
DOI - 10.1007/s00784-021-04135-9
Subject(s) - medicine , cone beam computed tomography , dentistry , referral , medical prescription , guideline , family medicine , orthodontics , computed tomography , nursing , radiology , pathology
This study aimed to describe and compare CBCT imaging prescription in clinical practice among orthodontists from five countries in Europe and America. Additionally, it investigated factors associated with the prescribing and the use of guidelines for CBCT imaging.