Title

CBCT for accurate diagnosis of oral lesions: Comparison with biopsy and imaging

Authors

Mansha Zarabi^1,*, Gagandeep Gupta¹, Vikram Bali¹, Rajneesh Parimoo¹, Tanya Goyal² & Shivangi Gupta¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India; ²Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Mansha Zarabi - E-mail: manshazarabi1@gmail.com
Gagandeep Gupta - E-mail: dentist_gagan@yahoo.in
Vikram Bali - E-mail: balivikram2000@gmail.com
Rajneesh Parimoo - E-mail: gingipains@gmail.com
Tanya Goyal - E-mail: dr.tanyagoyal@gmail.com
Shivangi Gupta - E-mail: shivangigupta260798@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2025; Revised September 30, 2025; Accepted September 30, 2025, Published September 30, 2025

Abstract

Diagnosing oral lesions accurately is challenging because conventional methods like biopsy, while reliable, are invasive, time-consuming, and may cause discomfort or complications. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the results of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) with biopsy results to assess the accuracy of CBCT in locating oral lesions. This study consisted of two groups of participants, totaling 108 individuals. Group A consisted of participants who underwent biopsy and the other group underwent imaging using CBCT. Data shows that CBCT was better at detecting abnormalities. Thus, we show that CBCT is a safe and reliable approach for checking bone involvement, malignancies, and soft tissue expansion.

Keywords

Biopsy, CBCT, Diagnostic accuracy, Oral lesions, Sensitivity

Citation

Zarabi et al. Bioinformation 21(9): 3391-3394 (2025)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

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.