A comparative evaluation of film and digital panoramic radiographs in the assessment of position and morphology of impacted mandibular third molars | Zendy

Karthikeya Patil | Zendy; M. Mahesh | Zendy; VG Mahima | Zendy

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A comparative evaluation of film and digital panoramic radiographs in the assessment of position and morphology of impacted mandibular third molars

Author(s) -

Karthikeya Patil,

M. Mahesh,

VG Mahima

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

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 - 10.4103/0970-9290.84290

Subject(s) - radiography , molar , medicine , dentistry , mcnemar's test , orthodontics , impaction , mandibular canal , panoramic radiograph , digital radiography , radiology , mathematics , statistics

Digital photo stimulable phosphor (PSP)-based radiography has many known theoretical advantages over conventional film radiography but its diagnostic efficacy has to be assessed clinically. This study compared the efficiency of conventional film-based panoramic radiographs with that of digital PSP-based panoramic radiographs in the assessment of position and morphology of impacted mandibular third molars.

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