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A new interesting article has been published in Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2019 Jul;48(5):20190039. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20190039. Epub 2019 Mar 5. Review and titled:

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

Authors of this article are:

Matzen LH, Berkhout E.

A summary of the article is shown below:

OBJECTIVES: 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.METHODS AND MATERIALS: 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?RESULTS: : 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.CONCLUSION: 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 individual patient case that cannot be answered by conventional (panoramic and/or intraoral) imaging.

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This article is a good source of information and a good way to become familiar with topics such as: Humans;Mandible;Mandibular Nerve;Meta-Analysis as Topic;Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic.

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