Effectiveness and Comfort Assessment of the Novel Intra-oral Bisecting Angle Bisector© and Paralleling RINN® Digital Imaging Receptor Holders in Low Palatal Height Patients
10.21315/aos2020.15.1.401
- Author:
Afaf Syahira Ahmad Satmia
1
,
2
Author Information
1. a Centre for Oral &
2. Maxillofacial Diagnostics and Medicine Studies, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
- Collective Name:Nurkamilya Halimah Fadilaha; Mohd Yusmiaidil Putera Mohd Yusof; Nor Fazli Adull Manan; Jamaluddin Mahmud; Shahrul Azam Abdullah
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Bisecting angle;
dental;
digital image;
radiography;
repeat analysis
- From:Archives of Orofacial Sciences
2020;15(1):1-10
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
This study was performed to assess the effectiveness and comfort of two intraoral imaging techniques
using respective digital radiograph receptor devices/holder in obtaining digital intraoral images.
A total of 60 patients undergoing anterior intraoral periapical radiographs were single-blindly recruited.
The imaging procedure was performed by two calibrated researchers where the novel holder group
(Bisector©) was prospectively compared to the conventional paralleling technique group, RINN® by
performing thirty radiographic examinations, respectively. All patients were randomly segregated into
different groups using block randomisation method. The effectiveness of both holders was quantified
based on the repeat rate percentage and quality of the images. The comfort study was enumerated
using the Horizontal Visual Analogue Scale 100mm (HVAS). The Mann Whitney test (alpha = 0.05)
was applied to compare the repeat rate of different types of imaging receptor device. The repeat rate
percentage for Bisector© and RINN® holder devices were 8.9% and 18.6%, respectively (p < 0.05).
The median range of the "comfort data" according to RINN® and Bisector© was 16 mm to 56 mm and
14 mm to 57 mm, respectively. No patients scored more than 74 mm. The Bisector© holder exhibited
lower percentage of repeat as compared to the RINN® holder. Both groups did not cause major
discomfort (mild-moderate pain). The use of novel intraoral bisecting angle radiographic receptor
holder is however recommended to optimise the repeat rate in low palatal height patients.
- Full text:1.2020my183.pdf
