Panoramik Radyograflar İnterproksimal Çürük Tanısında Ne Kadar Kullanışlıdır? Diş Hekimliği Öğrencileri ve Diş Hekimleriyle Yapılan Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Purpose: It was aimed to investigate the usability of panoramic radiographs without bitewing radiographs in the diagnosis of interproximal caries and to compare the performance of trainee dentists and dentists in the diagnosis of interproximal caries on panoramic radiographs.
 Material and Method: 20 4th grade, 20 5th grade students studying at Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry and 20 general dentists were included in the study. In the study, images of 11 individuals who had both panoramic and bitewing taken on the same day within the indication in 2020 were used. Initially, radiographs were evaluated by three Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology research assistants, and caries on the interproximal surfaces of posterior teeth were recorded with a consensus on bitewing radiographs. Second, the participants who agreed to participate in the study evaluated only the panoramic radiographs and coded the lesions at the interfaces of the premolar and molar teeth as “0”, “1”, “2”, and “3” according to their depth. Statistical analyzes were performed with SPSS v.22 software. Results: Dentists were the most successful in terms of correct evaluation of teeth in terms of the presence or absence of caries (80.52%). This was followed by class 5 (67.29%) and class 4 (60.12%) students. (p