Purpose The purpose of this study was to analyze the reliability of 7 panoramic radiographic signs for predicting proximity of the root apices of mandibular third molars to the mandibular canal using cone-beam computed tomography and to correlate these findings with the Pell and Gregory and the Winter classification systems. Materials and Methods An observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted on 74 patients with bilateral impacted mandibular third molars. Four panoramic radiographic signs were observed in the tooth root (darkening, deflection, and narrowing of the root apices, and bifid apices), and another 3 in the mandibular canal (diversion, narrowing, and interruption of the mandibular canal). Cone-beam computed tomography images were analyzed to identify disruption and diversion of the mandibular canal and root deflection. Results Binary logistic regression showed that only 4 of the 7 panoramic radiographic signs were able to predict proximity of the root apices of the mandibular third molars to the mandibular canal: darkening of the root, deflection of the root, narrowing of the root, and interruption of the mandibular canal ( P <0.05). Conclusion Darkening, deflection, and narrowing of the root, in tandem with the interruption of the mandibular canal on panoramic radiographs, indicate that cone-beam computed tomography should be performed when planning the extraction of impacted mandibular third molars. Proximity between mandibular third molars and the mandibular canal is correlated with the Winter classification.
Introdução:A extração dos terceiros molares é a cirurgia oral mais realizada na Odontologia. Os exames mais comumente utilizados são a radiografia panorâmica (RP) e a tomografia computadorizada de feixe cônico (TCFC). Objetivo:Realizar uma revisão de literatura sobre os exames de imagem (RP e TCFC) e sua influência no planejamento cirúrgico de exodontia de terceiros molares inferiores. Material e Métodos: Foi realizada uma revisão atualizada da literatura, buscando-se artigos em periódicos indexados na base de dados PubMed, no período de 2009 a 2019.Resultados: A TCFC trata-se de um exame de imagem tridimensional, que possibilita avaliação das estruturas em todos os planos, e é utilizada como facilitador no planejamento cirúrgico de terceiros molares inferiores e como ferramenta auxiliar nos casos em que a RP não fornece uma maior precisão no diagnóstico, sem sobreposição das estruturas. Conclusão: Alguns artigos não mostraram diferenças significativas entre os planejamentos cirúrgicos em terceiros molares inferiores com os dois exames de imagem, mas há a concordância de que existem sinais radiográficos na RP que indicam possíveis complicações nesses dentes. Nesses casos, a TCFC pode ser solicitada como exame complementar.
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