Title
A retrospective cone beam computed tomography investigation of incidental findings in the maxillo-facial region
Authors
Meenakshi Bhasin1,*, Anshu John1, Niharika Benjamin2, Pooja Singh1, Bhavana Yadav1 & Tanya Jain1
Affiliation
1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh; 2Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat; *Corresponding author
Meenakshi Bhasin - E-mail: meenakshibhasinmds@gmail.com
Anshu John - E-mail: anshujohn45@gmail.com
Niharika Benjamin - E-mail: niharika.benjamin0@gmail.com
Pooja Singh - E-mail: pooja.singh490@gmail.com
Bhavana Yadav - E-mail: yadavbhavana340.by@gmail.com
Tanya Jain - E-mail: drtanyajain1609@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2025; Revised July 31, 2025; Accepted July 31, 2025, Published July 31, 2025
Abstract
The current retrospective study was intended to assess the prevalence, type and location of incidental findings on CBCT images taken for various dental diagnostic desired outcomes. The scans were taken using the CS 8100 3D Select scanner with fixed parameters (60-90 kV, 2- 15 mA and exposure time 07-15 seconds). The maximum field of view (FOV) was 8 x 9cm, with a grey scale of 16384-14 bits. The archived retrospective CBCT scanned images chosen for the study were classified according to gender. Out of the 342 CBCT scans evaluated, a remarkable 300 (90.7%) indicated a total of 631 incidental results that were unrelated to the primary reason for the CBCT scan.
Keywords
Computed tomography, field of view, incidental findings, maxillofacial region, nasal and sinus pathologies
Citation
Bhasin et al. Bioinformation 21(7): 2059-2064 (2025)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
