| Author |
Year |
Sample |
Study |
Findings and conclusion |
| Estrela et al. [5] |
2008 |
Endodontically infected 1508 teeth |
Comparison of diagnostic
accuracy of panoramic and periapical radiographs with
CBCT for the detection of apical periodontitis |
Increased sensitivity of CBCT for
detecting apical periodontitis compared with periapicaland panoramic radiography. |
Lofthag-
Hansen et al. [6] |
2007 |
46 posterior teeth(in vivo |
Compared the periapical status using CBCT and radiographs |
CBCT allowed 38% more periapical lesionsto be detected than with conventional radiographs |
| Patel et al. [7] |
2009 |
6 molar teeth |
Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of intraoral digital periapical radiography with that of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for the detection of artificial periapical bone defects |
CBCT improved the detection of the presence and absence of artificial periapical lesions |
| Low et al. [9] |
2008 |
37 premolars, 37 molars, total 157 roots |
Comparison between periapical (PA) radiography and cone-beam tomography (CBT) for preoperative diagnosis. |
Detecting lesions with PA radiography alone was .difficult. Additional findings were seen significantly more frequently in CBCT |
| Bornstein et al. [10] |
2011 |
38 molars with 75 roots |
The type of PA lesion as diagnosed on PA radiographs was compared with the type of lesion seen on sagittal and coronal CBCT sections. |
(25.9%) lesions diagnosed with sagittal CBCT slices were missed with PA radiography. |
|
Paes da Silva. [11] |
2012 |
300 patients |
Determinationof the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) detected in cone beam CT (CBCT) images from a database. |
Apical Periodontitis can be frequently found in CBCT examinations CBCT databases are useful for cross-sectional studies about Apical periodontitis prevalence in a population. |
| Estrela C et al. [12] |
2009 |
1020 teeth |
Assessment of the influence of intracanal post on apical periodontitis identified by cone-beam computed tomography. |
AP was detected more frequently when CBCT method was used. |
| Moura MS et al. [13] |
2009 |
503 root canals |
Assessment of the influence of length of root canal obturation on apical periodontitis detected by periapical radiography and cone beam computed tomography. |
Detection of apical periodontitis increased when CBCT was used. |
| Abella F [14] |
2012 |
138 teeth |
Evaluating the Periapical Status of Teeth with Irreversible Pulpitis by Using Cone-beam Computed Tomography Scanning and Periapical Radiographs. |
The study highlighted the advantages of using CBCT for detecting AP lesions, especially in teeth with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. |
