Open AccessEvaluating intrusive injuries in primary dentition from computed tomographic scans: A preliminary report
Author(s) -
Makkada Yuvaraj Padmanabhan,
Ramesh Kumar Pandey,
Nitesh Tewari,
Radhakrishnan Aparna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.138322
Subject(s) - medicine , radiography , context (archaeology) , dentition , confidence interval , dentistry , gold standard (test) , physical examination , radiology , paleontology , biology
Children sustaining maxillofacial trauma may undergo computed tomographic (CT) examination to exclude potential complications, which pave way for spread of infection into the meningeal region. Following treatment, these children report for management of their dental injuries as out-patients for which a separate conventional radiographic examination is usually done. The usefulness of the initial maxillofacial CT scan in evaluating dental injuries needs to be assessed so as to possibly avoid children from being subjected to a separate radiographic examination.