Open AccessTingkat penggunaanCT-scanuntukpemeriksaanameloblastoma di RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan radiografi konvensional Level of using CT-scan in examinating ameloblastoma at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital was higher than conventional radiographies
Author(s) -
Syamsiar Toppo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of dentomaxillofacial science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2503-0825
pISSN - 2503-0817
DOI - 10.15562/jdmfs.v12i1.342
Subject(s) - medicine , ameloblastoma , computed tomography , medical record , general hospital , oral cavity , dentistry , radiology , general surgery , molar
Radiographies are commonly used in dentistry. One of them is CT-scan. CT-scan is used in a variety of cases, particularly in the oral cavity to detect the presence of ameloblastoma. This study aimed to determine the prevalence ofusing CT-scan at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital to examinate ameloblastoma descriptive observationally using crosssectional study. This research is the base study by collecting data of the patients took x-ray, from the patients’ dentalrecord at the Installation of Medical Records in 2012. Then, the results are distributed into tables and presented bygraphic. Data showed that ameloblastoma patients examinated with CT-scan are 55 patients (83.3%) and otherconventional x-ray are 11 patients (16.7%) of the total 66 patients. It was concluded that the level of using CT-scan forexamination of ameloblastoma in the Hospital was higher than other conventional radiographies.