Abstract

Vertical root fractures (VRFs) can start at any level of the root and progress longitudinally to the coronal attachment. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different exposure parameters used when obtaining CBCT scans in detecting simulated VRFs. Hence, 80 intact human mandibular single-rooted pre-molar teeth without root fractures were included in the study. No statistically significant difference was found between the filters in terms of VRF detection in the group with the roots with only root canal filling (Groups 1 and 5); however, 100 voxels were found to be more successful in terms of VRF detection than other voxel sizes. Results of this study suggest that using lower voxel sizes leads to an accurate diagnosis of vertical root fracture, in addition, our results revealed that using AR filters did not improve the diagnostic accuracy in detecting VRFs.

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