Performance of cone beam computed tomography and conventional intraoral radiographs in detecting interproximal alveolar bone lesions: a study in pig mandibles

• Main Authors: Vanessa Camillo Almeida (Author), Lucas Rodrigues Pinheiro (Author), Fernanda Cristina Sales Salineiro (Author), Fausto Medeiros Mendes (Author), João Batista César Neto (Author), Marcelo Gusmão Paraíso Cavalcanti (Author), Cláudio Mendes Pannuti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been largely used in dentistry. Nevertheless, there is lack of evidence regarding CBCT accuracy in the diagnosis of early periodontal lesions as well as the correlation between accuracy and lesion size. The aim of this study was to evaluat...