Limitation of diagnostic value of cone-beam CT in detecting apical root isthmuses.
Elen de Souza TolentinoPablo Andrés Amoroso-SilvaMurilo Priori AlcaldeHeitor Marques HonÓrioLilian Cristina Vessoni IwakiIzabel Regina Fischer Rubira-BullenMarco Antonio Hungaro DuartePublished in: Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB (2020)
The CBCT device used presented limited diagnostic value in the identification and measurement of apical isthmuses in the mesial roots of lower molars. In some cases, the actual anatomy of the apical root canal may not be completely delineated in this type of CBCT system, even using the highest resolution settings.