The detection of periapical pathosis using digital periapical radiography and cone beam computed tomography – Part 2: a 1‐year post‐treatment follow‐up

Abstract

Diagnosis using CBCT revealed a lower healed and healing rate for primary root canal treatment than periapical radiographs, particularly in roots of molars. There was a 14 times increase in failure rate when teeth with no pre-operative periapical radiolucencies were assessed with CBCT compared with periapical radiographs at 1year.