| خلاصه مقاله | Background: Periapical granulomas and radicular cysts together make up nearly 90%
of the periapical lesions and is important to distinguish periapical lesions as cysts or
granulomas.
Conventional radiographs, the most commonly available tool in the dental clinic, have
been used to distinguish cysts and granulomas based on their appearance .Recently,
3D radiographic imaging and other tecniques such asultrasonography (USG) has also
been used to differentially diagnose periapical lesions from cyst. The differentiation of
periapical lesions with radiologic modalities has shown results with varying accuracies.
Diagnostic ultrasonography, a safe, rapid, accurate, noninvasive, and easily reproducible
dynamic modality providing “live” images, could be used to differentiate among solid,
cystic, mixed, and dense cystic lesions. This method has proved its marked efficiency
in the field of medicine, whereas it posses less exploration with little work in the field
of dentistry.
Methods: This review, aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of imaging
modalities of radiography,in comparison to ultrasound imaging.
Conclusion: Ultrasound offers a non-invasive, radiation-free method for detecting
periapical lesions in the jaws. It provides better diagnostic accuracy for differentiating
endodontic lesions compared to radiographic imaging. |