Authors : Srujana Daniella Remulla, Jyothirmai Koneru, Sudhakara Reddy, Ramesh Tatapudi, Geetanjali Darna, Naga Manikanta Mohan Prathipati
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijmi.2021.023
Volume : 7
Issue : 3
Year : 2021
Page No : 125-130
Background: The purpose of the study was to correlate the accuracy of Roods and Shehab signs in an intraoral periapical radiograph (IOPAR) with Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) findings to indicate Cone-beam computed tomography only in high-risk conditions.
Materials and Methods: 70 impacted mandibular third molar teeth in 58 patients above 18 years with intraoral periapical radiographs presenting with one or more root and canal signs of Rood and Shehab criteria were included in the study. Winter's classification was recorded, and the patients were exposed to a Cone-beam computed tomographic scan. True canal – tooth relationship was assessed in the sectional images. Pearson Chi-square test was used to correlate periapical radiograph and tomographic findings, and an unpaired t-test was applied for descriptive analysis.
Results: Rood and Shehab canal criteria in the periapical radiographs were significantly correlated to direct contact of an impacted lower third molar with the canal (p< 0>
Cone-beam computed tomography is recommended to assess the periapical radiographs with canal risk markers pre-operatively to help avoid iatrogenic complications.
Keywords: Impacted tooth, Third molar, Dental radiography, Cone beam computed tomography.