Cone beam CT imaging of the mandibular third molar: a position paper prepared by the European Academy of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology (EADMFR)

Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology
Louise Hauge Matzen, Erwin Berkhout

Abstract

Lack of evidence on the use of CBCT for management of mandibular third molars in Radiation Protection guideline no. 172 of the European Commission made the European Academy of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology (EADMFR) decide to update the recommendations of the guideline. A literature search was performed addressing the following questions: (1) does CBCT change the treatment of the patient?; (2) does CBCT reduce the number of post-operative sensory disturbances of the inferior alveolar nerve?; and (3) can CBCT predict the risk for a post-operative sensory disturbance of the inferior alveolar nerve? Since the European Commission published the guideline in 2012 several high-evidence studies on the use of CBCT before removal of mandibular third molars have been conducted including five randomized controlled clinical trials and one meta-analysis. Present literature allows to propose recommendations with highest level of evidence. New and up-to-date evidence-based recommendations advocate that CBCT imaging of the mandibular third molar should not be applied as a routine method before removal of mandibular third molars and therefore, CBCT imaging should only be applied when the surgeon has a very specific clinical question in an individu...Continue Reading

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Nov 30, 2019·Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology·Louise Hauge MatzenAnn Wenzel
Jan 24, 2020·Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology·Madeleine RohlinAnn Wenzel
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Feb 9, 2021·Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology·Hugo Gaêta-AraujoReinhilde Jacobs
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