RT  - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ID  - 10.17796/jcpd.31.4.v762053488031141
T1  - Clinical Analysis of Molar Fissures by Cone-Beam Tomography
A1  - Cruvinel VRN
A1  - Azevedo BC
A1  - Gravina DBL
A1  - Toledo OA
A1  - Bezerra ACB
K1  - molar fissures
K1  - tomagraphy
K1  - fissure depth
YR  - 2007
SP  - 235
AB  - <p>This study aimed to validate clinical analysis of 20 pediatric dentists on occlusal groove-fossa-system of molar depth comparing to Cone-beam tomography. The 48 sound third molars were visually classified from the shallowest to the deepest. Images were taken from the Accuitomo 3DX. There was a fair correlation between clinical analysis and the tomographic scorings (rs= 0.238; P=0.103). It was concluded that pediatric dentists were not able to classify the fissures depth by visual analysis correctly.</p>