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- Christell, Helena, et al.
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Variation in costs of cone beam CT examinations among health care systems
- 2012
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Ingår i: Dento-Maxillo-Facial Radiology. - : British Institute of Radiology. - 0250-832X .- 1476-542X. ; 41:7, s. 571-577
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: To analyse the costs of cone beam CT (CBCT) in different healthcare systems for patients with different clinical conditions. Methods: Costs were calculated for CBCT performed in Cluj (Romania), Leuven (Belgium), Malmö (Sweden) and Vilnius (Lithuania) on patients with (i) a maxillary canine with eruption disturbance, (ii) an area with tooth loss prior to implant treatment or (iii) a lower wisdom tooth planned for removal. The costs were calculated using an approach based on the identification, measurement and valuation of all resources used in the delivery of the service that combined direct costs (capital equipment, accommodation, labour) with indirect costs (patients’ and accompanying persons’ time, ‘‘out of pocket’’ costs for examination fee and visits). Results: The estimates for direct and indirect costs varied among the healthcare systems, being highest in Malmö and lowest in Leuven. Variation in direct costs was mainly owing to different capital costs for the CBCT equipment arising from differences in purchase prices (range J148 000–227 000). Variation in indirect costs were mainly owing to examination fees (range J0–102.02). Conclusions: Cost analysis provides an important input for economic evaluations of diagnostic methods in different healthcare systems and for planning of service delivery. Additionally, it enables decision-makers to separate variations in costs between systems into those due to external influences and those due to policy decisions. A cost evaluation of a dental radiographic method cannot be generalized from one healthcare system to another, but must take into account these specific circumstances.
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- Ivanauskaite, Deimante, et al.
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Comparison between Scanora panoramic radiography and bitewing radiography in the assessment of marginal bone tissue
- 2006
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Ingår i: Stomatologija, Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal. - 1392-8589 .- 1822-301X. ; 8:1, s. 9-15
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVES: To compare panoramic radiographs made with the Scanora dental program and bitewing radiographs in the assessment of marginal bone tissue. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Panoramic and posterior bitewing radiographs were made for 96 consecutive patients. Six observers assessed marginal bone level, and five observers identified the presence or absence of vertical bone defects and furcation involvements. Observer agreement was calculated. RESULTS: Assessments of the marginal bone level with the two methods were identical for 57% of the sites. If a difference of one score was allowed, assessments for 95% of the sites were in agreement. Vertical bone defects and furcation involvement were detected with an agreement of 93%. Ranges of kappa indexes for intra-observer agreement on assessments of the marginal bone level were 0.37-0.46 in panoramic radiography and 0.31-0.55 in bitewing radiography. Ranges for agreement on detection of vertical bone defects were 0.52-0.63 and 0.47-0.56 and on detection of furcation involvements 0.64-0.79 and 0.66-0.77, respectively. The kappa index for inter-observer agreement on marginal bone level was 0.28 for panoramic and 0.29 for bitewing radiography. Corresponding figures for detection of vertical bone defects were 0.38 and 0.35 and for detection of furcation involvement 0.56 and 0.67. CONCLUSIONS: For those sites or teeth that are possible to assess, the diagnostic information available with Scanora panoramic radiography is comparable to that with bitewing radiography for marginal bone tissue. Therefore, Scanora dental panoramic radiography is a valuable diagnostic alternative in the primary examination of the periodontal status.
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- Ivanauskaité, Deimante, et al.
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Observer performance based on marginal bone tissue visibility in Scanora panoramic radiography and posterior bitewing radiography
- 2008
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Ingår i: Stomatologija, Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal. - 1392-8589 .- 1822-301X. ; 10:1, s. 36-43
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVES: To evaluate image quality for marginal bone tissue assessment on panoramic radiographs taken with the Scanora dental programme and on posterior bitewing radiographs. METHODS: Panoramic and bitewing radiographs were taken of 96 patients. Six observers rated marginal bone level visibility as excellent, acceptable, or unacceptable. Five observers assessed image quality for detection of vertical bone defects and furcation involvements as acceptable or unacceptable. Observer agreement was calculated as overall agreement and kappa values. RESULTS: Image quality of 36% of the panoramic and 6% of the bitewing sites was rated unacceptable for marginal bone loss assessment in the maxillae while 8% of the panoramic and bitewing sites in the mandible were unacceptable. For detecting vertical bone defects, image quality was unacceptable at one-third of the maxillary sites and 5% of the mandibular sites on the panoramic radiographs. Detection of furcation involvement was acceptable at most sites on both types of radiographs. Kappa values for intra- and inter-observer agreement were higher for panoramic than for bitewing radiographs. The kappa value for marginal bone loss assessment by several observers was moderate (0.45) for panorama and fair (0.28) for bitewing radiography. Corresponding kappa values for detection of vertical bone defects were substantial (0.62) and fair (0.25). CONCLUSION: Image quality as evaluated by visual grading analysis is adequate for marginal bone tissue assessment in mandibular molar and premolar regions and unacceptable in maxillary molar and premolar regions on panoramic radiographs taken with the Scanora technique compared to bitewing radiography.
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