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- Title
Pediatric bitewing film holder: preschoolers' acceptance and radiographs' diagnostic quality.
- Authors
Pierro VS; Barcelos R; de Souza IP; Raymundo RJ; Pierro, Viviane Santos da Silva; Barcelos, Roberta; de Souza, Ivete Pomarico Ribeiro; Raymundo, Rubens Júnior
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>The purpose of this study was to evaluate a modified bitewing film holder based on preschoolers' acceptance and the diagnostic quality of radiographic images. <bold>Methods: </bold>Sixty-six 3- to 5-year-old children were radiographed with the modified device. Acceptance was assessed according to their behavior during the radiographic examination and to their perception of the procedure. In only the 4- and 5-year-olds, the children's perception was assessed using a faces scale. Evaluation of the images' diagnostic quality for each quadrant (considering pairs of radiographs) was based on anatomic structures usually present on bitewing radiographs. <bold>Results: </bold>During radiographic examination, 73% of the children were cooperative. As to the patients' perceptions (N = 43), 74% showed satisfaction with the radiographic examination. The diagnostic quality of radiographic images (N = 66) was adequate in more than 90% of the cases for all evaluated parameters, except for the visualization of alveolar bone crests (54%) and the absence of proximal overlapping (86%). <bold>Conclusions: </bold>The modified bitewing film holder produced adequate radiographs for almost all parameters and was well accepted by preschoolers.
- Publication
Pediatric Dentistry, 2008, Vol 30, Issue 4, p342
- ISSN
0164-1263
- Publication type
journal article