Potential impact of metal crowns at varying distances from a carious lesion on its detection on cone-beam computed tomography scans with several protocols

CONCLUSION: CBCT-based caries detection was not influenced by the presence of a metal crown, variations in milliamperage, or MAR activation. However, the diagnostic accuracy was low and was further diminished for surfaces near a crown. Consequently, CBCT is not recommended for the detection of incipient caries lesions.PMID:38571773 | PMC:PMC10985521 | DOI:10.5624/isd.20230202
Source: Imaging Science in Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research