Study Regarding the Optimal Dimension of Intraoral Bitewing Radiographs in Patients with Primary Dentition

Montserrat Diéguez-Pérez (), Concepción Lacalle-Muñoz de Cuerva, Fernando Costa-Ferrer and Marta Muñoz-Corcuera
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Montserrat Diéguez-Pérez: Preclinical Dentistry Department, Faculty of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, European University of Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
Concepción Lacalle-Muñoz de Cuerva: Doctoral School and Research, Faculty of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, European University of Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
Fernando Costa-Ferrer: Departamento de Odontología Pre-Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas y de la Salud, European University of Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain
Marta Muñoz-Corcuera: Clinical Dentistry Department, Faculty of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, European University of Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-9

Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the optimum dimensions of a radiographic plate to allow correct visualization of dental tissues and correct fit in the oral cavity of children with deciduous dentition. A quasi-experimental clinical study was carried out in children of both sexes aged between 3 and 5 years. The study variables were the complete visualization of the dental structures, the surveillance of ischemia on soft tissues, stimulation of the gag reflex, and acceptance of the radiographic plate by the pediatric patient through a validated visual analogue scale that measures anxiety. The data obtained were subjected to a descriptive and comparative statistical analysis carried out for both study phases. A total of 80 children participated in the study. The optimal dimensions obtained for the radiographic plate were 19.5 mm in height and 27.3 mm in width. Visualization of the dental tissues during both phases was not statistically significant ( p = 0.412). However, there were statistically significant differences regarding the presence of ischemia, gag reflex, and child rejection ( p < 0.001). A smaller radiographic plate allows correct visualization of the coronal dental tissues without causing rejection, ischemia, or gag reflex in patients in the deciduous dentition.

Keywords: dental radiography; bitewing; pediatric patients; primary dentition; dimension; discomfort; rejection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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