title: The diagnostic efficacy of cone beam CT for impacted teeth and associated features: a systematic review.
abstract: This review evaluates the evidence for the diagnostic efficacy of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for impacted teeth and associated features. PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched using specific indexing terms and reference lists were hand searched. Two reviewers selected relevant publications on the basis of pre-determined inclusion criteria. Original studies were assessed using a modification of the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies (QUADAS) tool. The literature search yielded 96 titles, of which 7 were included in the review. There was only limited evidence for diagnostic efficacy expressed as sensitivity, specificity and predictive values. Only two studies compared CBCT and panoramic radiographs with a valid reference method and presented the results in terms of percentage of correct diagnoses. This review reveals a need for studies that meet methodological standards for diagnostic efficacy of CBCT in the diagnosis of impacted teeth.
authors.affiliation: Oral Imaging Center, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven Belgium. mariaeugenia.guerreroacevedo@med.kuleuven.be
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahbazian
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elsiena Bekkering
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nackaerts
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horner
mesh_terms: D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging