title: Utility of digital volume tomography in maxillofacial trauma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the diagnostic quality of images generated using the newly developed digital volume tomography (DVT) system and comparing them with conventional images from patients with maxillofacial trauma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population included 22 male patients aged 18 to 60 years with a history of maxillofacial trauma. Each patient had undergone conventional radiographic and DVT examinations to analyze the number of fracture lines in the jaws and to compare the images for their diagnostic quality by an oral radiologist and a general radiologist using the χ(2) test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A statistically significant difference was found between the number of fracture lines evaluated on the conventional radiographs and on DVT, especially for condylar head (7) and the midface (4.41 to 4.57), zygomaticomaxillary complex and Le Fort fractures, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The detection of fracture lines and visualization within the mandibular-maxillary area using DVT was superior to using conventional radiographs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India. anuraag_c2@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Anuraag B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.forename: Mukta B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Motwani
authors.forename: Shirish S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Degwekar
authors.forename: Rahul R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bhowate
authors.forename: Pankaj J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Banode
authors.forename: Abhilasha O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Aarti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panchbhai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D055815:Young Adult