Comparação entre imagens periapicais e de tomografia computadorizada volumétrica na avaliação de perdas ósseas alveolares

• Autor(a) principal: VASCONCELOS, Karla de Faria
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tde/1365
• topic: Diagnóstico; Tomografia computadorizada volumétrica; Radiografia; Perda óssea alveolar; Diagnosis; Tomography; Radiology; Alveolar bone loss; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ODONTOLOGIA

Interproximal and periapical radiographs are most suited to periodontal evaluation, but are limited when it comes to diagnosis of bone condition. In dentistry, cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been most frequently used when a threedimensional evaluation is needed. The aim of this study was to compare periapical radiographs and volumetric CT imaging in detecting and localizing alveolar bone loss, by comparing linear measurements of the height, depth and width of the defects and identifying combined bone defects in tomographic images. The images were selected from a secondary database containing images of patients referred for periodontal evaluation. The sample consisted of 51 sites showing both horizontal and vertical bone loss, assessed by three previously-trained examiners. The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the imaging methods compared in terms of identification of the pattern of bone loss. However, there were differences between the two methods when the distance between the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) and the alveolar crest (AC) was measured. When the distance between the CEJ and the deepest point and the width of the defect were measured, the methods showed no statistically significant difference. In this study, 30.76% of the 39 teeth evaluated had combined bone defects. It was concluded that the two methods differ when detecting the height of the alveolar bone crest, but present similar views of the depth and width of bone defects. CBCT was the only method that allowed for an analysis of the buccal and lingual/palatal surfaces and an improved visualization of the morphology of the defect.